Amherst
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Fort Amherst was built in the 1770s to defend the entrance to the Narrows. The original fort has long disappeared. During the second World War, gun placements were installed to protect the harbour from German u-boats
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Taken with a Nikon D80, this is an hdr from one raw image.
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Fort Amherst, St. John’s Newfoudland Canada
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Click here to add me to your watch list. / .................................. Fort Amherst was built in the 1770s to defend “The Narrows”, the entrance to St. John’s harbour. During the second World War, gun placements were installed to protect the harbour from German u-boats. The fortifications were named for Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, a British commander who played a significant role in the military history of North America. / The original lighthouse was built at Fort Amherst in 1810. The current lighthouse was built in 1951.
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The male Lady Amherst’s Pheasant was engaged in a courtship dance. The female ran, he chased, he raised his feathers, she ran some more. I watched for over an hour during this his amazing display. I must say, I was much more impressed than she seemed to be. They both looked pooped from all the effort. The Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. These are native to south western China and Myanmar, but have been introduced elsewhere, and have established a self-supporting, but now declining, feral population in England the stronghold of which is now in Bedfordshire. The adult male is 100-120 cm in length, its tail accounting for 80 cm of the total length. It is unmistakable with its black and silver head, long grey tail and rump, and red, blue, white and yellow body plumage. The “cape” can be raised in display. This species is closely related to the Golden Pheasant and the introduced populations in England will interbreed. The female is much less showy, with a duller mottled brown plumage all over, similar to that of the female Common Pheasant but with finer barring. She is very like the female Golden Pheasant, but has a darker head and cleaner underparts than the hen of that species. Despite the male’s showy appearance, these birds are very difficult to see in their natural habitat, which is dense, dark forests with thick undergrowth. Consequently, little is known of their behaviour in the wild. They feed on the ground on grain, leaves and invertebrates, but roost in trees at night. Whilst they can fly, they prefer to run, but if startled they can suddenly burst upwards at great speed, with a distinctive wing sound. The male has a gruff call in the breeding season. The name commemorates Sarah Countess Amherst, wife of William Pitt Amherst, Governor General of Bengal, who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828. Widespread throughout its large range, the Lady Amherst’s Pheasant is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/2931645
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A male Lady Amherst’s Pheasant engaging in a courtship dance. His feathers around his face fanned out, reminding me of Asian dance I have seen women perform with silk hand fans. This was amazing “fanfare”. The Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a gamebird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. These are native to south western China and Myanmar, but have been introduced elsewhere, and have established a self-supporting, but now declining, feral population in England the stronghold of which is now in Bedfordshire. The adult male is 100-120 cm in length, its tail accounting for 80 cm of the total length. It is unmistakable with its black and silver head, long grey tail and rump, and red, blue, white and yellow body plumage. The “cape” can be raised in display. This species is closely related to the Golden Pheasant and the introduced populations in England will interbreed. The female is much less showy, with a duller mottled brown plumage all over, similar to that of the female Common Pheasant but with finer barring. She is very like the female Golden Pheasant, but has a darker head and cleaner underparts than the hen of that species. Despite the male’s showy appearance, these birds are very difficult to see in their natural habitat, which is dense, dark forests with thick undergrowth. Consequently, little is known of their behaviour in the wild. They feed on the ground on grain, leaves and invertebrates, but roost in trees at night. Whilst they can fly, they prefer to run, but if startled they can suddenly burst upwards at great speed, with a distinctive wing sound. The male has a gruff call in the breeding season. The name commemorates Sarah Countess Amherst, wife of William Pitt Amherst, Governor General of Bengal, who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828. Widespread throughout its large range, the Lady Amherst’s Pheasant is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Be sure to check out these other images: (Simply Click on thumbnail to purchase) http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/2931645
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Fort Amherst is located at the entrance of St. John’s Harbor opposite Signal Hill across the Narrows’. The Fort was built in the 1770’s to defend the entrance of the Narrows’. Gun placements were used at The Fort during WWII to protect the harbor from German U-boats. In 1813 a lighthouse was built at Fort Amherst and was to be the first permanent lighthouse established in Newfoundland. It operated until 1835 but was then replaced by a new structure in 1852, which was demolished in the early 1950’s to make way for the new lighthouse which is seen today. / More in this series / / / / / / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography
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Fort Amherst is located at the entrance of St. John’s Harbor opposite Signal Hill across the Narrows’. The Fort was built in the 1770’s to defend the entrance of the Narrows’. Gun placements were used at The Fort during WWII to protect the harbor from German U-boats. In 1813 a lighthouse was built at Fort Amherst and was to be the first permanent lighthouse established in Newfoundland. It operated until 1835 but was then replaced by a new structure in 1852, which was demolished in the early 1950’s to make way for the new lighthouse which is seen today. / More in this series / / / / / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography
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Bird Feathers pattern…
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I took this one at Fort Amherst in St. John’s NL awesome spot!!!! Please view larger image… awesome thumbs up
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Amherst, Massachusetts.
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2 FEATURES - "I'M ALL AMERICAN" and "SERENITY" - 7-2-09 - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
by Ginny YorkFirst I would like to thank the hosts of Our K9 Friend for Featuring “I’m All American”. I am…
First I would like to thank the hosts of Our K9 Friend for Featuring “I’m All American”. I am so happy to have little Uno among your other Features. / And I want to thank the hosts of Lakes and Inland Waterways for Featuring :Serenity”. I am so honored for this shot to be among such other fantastic works.
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FEATURED - "SERENITY" - IN COUNTRY BUMPKIN - 7-4-09- THANKS SO MUCH!!!
by Ginny YorkThank you so much to the hosts of Country Bumpkin for Featuring “Serenity”. I am lucky…
Thank you so much to the hosts of Country Bumpkin for Featuring “Serenity”. I am lucky to have such a beautiful place so close by and thankful that you appreciate it!!!
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Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell— Where’s Turbate??? A parody of the University of Massachusetts and their new campus
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Large View Recommended. Fort Amherst, Newfoundland. The remains of several gun emplacements from World War II sit crumbling to dust as a fading reminder of the threat of German U-Boats entering St. John’s Harbour. 5-shot pano / Canon Rebel XSi / 1/60 sec, f/8, 18mm
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INSECT
by Ginny YorkI have no idea what type of insect this is. If anyone knows…let me know! I took this on a small wildflower out in my yard in Amherst, Virginia. BEST VIEWED LARGE
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Taken in my yard in Amherst, Virginia. It was a bit bright out. I’m not sure what type of bat this is…but at night they are flying around out here eating the bugs under the lights. / Taken with a Cannon Powershot SX110 IS / FEATURED IN ALL SOFT AND CUDDLIE BEST VIEWED LARGE /
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A shot of an old cannon located at the tip of Fort Amherst, St. John’s, NL. / This cannon was used as defence for St. John’s Harbour.
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This is Mill Creek Lake in Amherst, Virginia at the beginning of Fall. It’s about a 5 minute drive in the car for me. Taken with my Kodak DX3900. BEST VIEWED LARGE SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN RED BUBBLE’S COMMUNITY
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