A few nice animal friends images I found:
scdogwalk
Image by dougsmi
(L to R) Marco, Maddie, Ginny, Doug, walking on Meder St, Santa Cruz CA May 2008
Need to call Anticimex...
Image by Manne
Silly
Image by Manne
Cool Animal Friends images
Nice Animal Friends photos
Some cool animal friends images:
Lion
Image by Jonnywb
I went to Chester Zoo (UK) with a friend to try out my new Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens.
These are some of my favourite pictures from that day :)
Lion
Image by Jonnywb
I went to Chester Zoo (UK) with a friend to try out my new Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens.
These are some of my favourite pictures from that day :)
Lion
Image by Jonnywb
I went to Chester Zoo (UK) with a friend to try out my new Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens.
These are some of my favourite pictures from that day :)
Nice Animal Species photos
Check out these animal species images:
Pesquet's Parrot (psittrichas fulgidus)
Image by Gregory Moine
Description: Vulture-liked head lacking in feathers around eyes; elongated black beak; feathers black across and tail; red feathers on front of wings and belly.
Diet: Specialized on certain species of figs, occasionally soft fruits, nectar and flowers.
Habitat: Occrus in montane forest habitats (New Guinea).
Status and conservation: Pesquet's Parrots are believed to still be common in remote areas, but are rapidly disappearing from forests that are inhabited by humans. They are hunted for their skins that are used as a "bride" price in the highlands. They are also used as a food source.
Did you know... The Pesquet's Parrot is often referred to as the Vulturine Parrot because of its vulture-like look. The bare head and long beak are probably an adaptation to keep the soft fruits that it feeds on from collecting on its feathers. Uncommon in captivity and occuring in remote areas, in the wild, little is known about the Pesquet's behavior or reproduction.
Kiwi Bird
Image by Pink Pink
All kiwi species are endangered. The kiwi is also a national symbol of New Zealand.
Have seen this kiwi clip at you tube?
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Nice Images Of Animals photos
Some cool images of animals images:
Animal Expressway
Image by Kansas Poetry (Patrick)
The tracks on the lake shore reveal that the local population of deer, coyotes, rabbits and racoon are doing fine. An image from last winter...
Ninho de Pintassilgo // European Goldfinch nest (Carduelis carduelis)
Image by Valter Jacinto | Portugal
Location: Azinhal > Castro Marim > Algarve > Portugal
Date Photo Taken: March 29, 2007
Equipment: Sony DSC-H1
View my Birds Gallery
© Copyright. You cannot use! Only Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
2011.06 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) 49520cx - Woodland Park
Image by TravelGrrrl
One of the true wonders of the world, the Giant Swallowtail here posed for me at the Woodland Park Zoo. Must say, there have been very few times when something live I photographed actually sat still long enough to do the portrait justice.
I think this one time was close to perfect...
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Happy Tails: Murphy
A few nice animal shelters images I found:
Happy Tails: Murphy
Image by LollypopFarm
On March 15, I adopted Murphy from Lollypop Farm. My children had encouraged me to adopt a dog for companionship and to help me deal with my grief over the recent loss of my husband. Raymond passed away in January from lung cancer. We had been married 44 years.
I can honestly say I was very apprehensive since our family hasn't had a dog for over 30 years. But ... the day I adopted Murphy was the first night I didn't cry. Since then, when I do cry, he will climb up on my lap and lick my tears -- then I laugh. We bonded immediately, and he and I have become great buddies. He is a great companion -- having him to care for has given me strength to help me work through this new journey in my life.
The family who previously owned Murphy obviously spent a lot of time with him. He is well behaved and very smart. He is housebroken, knows many commands, and loves being brushed and is great with my grandchildren. My husband would have loved him!
Stephanie was helpful, knowledgeable, and sensitive while working with me to adopt Murphy. Like I said, it has been a long time since we have had a dog and I had a lot of question and concerns. Your organization provides a great service -- one I have benefited from greatly. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Anna H.
DSCF6724.JPG
Image by mscaprikell
Bella
Nice Animal Health photos
Some cool animal health images:
Flowers and leaves of False Ragweed, Whitetop Weed,Parthenium hyeterophorus...Lá và hoa của cây Cúc Liên Chi dại ....
Image by Vietnam Plants & The USA. plants
Chụp hình tai Hewitt, Texas .
Taken in Hewitt, Texas.
Vietnamese named : Cúc Liên Chi dại
Common names : False Ragweed, Santa Maria Feverfew , Whitetop Weed.
Scientist : Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Synonyms : Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.; Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh.; Matricaria parthenium L, M. parthenoides Hort., M. carpensis Hort., M. eximia Hort., M. odorata Lam; Pyrethrum parthenium Smith]
Family : Asteraceae. Họ Cúc
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Asterales
Genus:Parthenium
Species:P. hysterophorus
**** www.lrc-hueuni.edu.vn/dongy/show_target.plx?url=/thuocdon...
Cúc liên chi dại
Cúc liên chi dại - Parthenium hysterophorus L., thuộc họ Cúc - Asteraceae.
Mô tả: Cây thảo phân nhánh cao 0,25 đến 1m; thân có rãnh gần như nhẵn. Lá xẻ hai lần lông chim, dài tới 11cm và rộng tới 6cm, các lá trên nguyên, mặt trên có lông bột, mặt dưới có lông xám. Đầu hoa có 5 góc, đường kính 4-8mm, xếp thành chuỳ thưa ở ngọn cây; lưỡi hoa màu trắng, hình thận, nhỏ; hoa nhỏ màu trắng. Quả bế hình trứng ngược rộng, dài cỡ 2mm, có lông ở đỉnh.
Cây có hoa quả kéo dài từ tháng 10 đến tháng 6 năm sau.
Bộ phận dùng: Thân mang lá và lá - Caulis et Folium Parthenii.
Nơi sống và thu hái: Gốc ở châu Mỹ nhiệt đới, được phát tán vào nhiều xứ nhiệt đới khác. Ở nước ta, thường gặp cây mọc dại ở nhiều nơi, nhất là ở Hà Nội và các vùng lân cận dọc theo các đường đi, các bãi cát.
Thành phần hoá học: Cây chứa alcaloid parthenin. Lá và hoa chứa alcaloid parthenicin.
Tính vị, tác dụng: Vị đắng, có tác dụng gây chảy nước bọt, làm giảm đau nhức, làm săn da.
Công dụng, chỉ định và phối hợp: Ở nước ta, cây ít được dùng, nhưng ở một số nước Trung Mỹ như Jamaica, Đôminica, người ta sử dụng lá, đem giã ra và trộn với dầu thầu dầu để xát kích thích sự giảm bớt sản dịch. Thân mang lá hãm hoặc sắc uống để trị chứng tim đập nhanh. Còn được dùng chữa các vết loét, một số bệnh ngoài da, như bệnh ecpet (mụn rộp loang vòng). Các chiết xuất parthenin được dùng với liều nhỏ tăng dần từ 100mg đến 2g để giúp sự tiêu hoá; còn parthenicin, với liều 1g ngày, dùng để làm thuốc hạ nhiệt, giảm đau; với liều cao nó gây độc.
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**** plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PAHY
**** en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenium_hysterophorus
**** www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792614/
**** www.academicjournals.org/ajpp/PDF/pdf2011/15%20November/K...
Nutritional investigation and biological activities of
Parthenium hysterophorus
Rahmat Ali Khan
1
*, Mushtaq Ahmed
1
, Muhammad Rashid Khan
2
, Muhammad Yasir
3
, Bakhtiar
Muhammad
3
and Rashid Khan
3
1
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology Bannu KPK,
Pakistan.
2
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
3
Department of Chemistry, Hazara University, Mahsehra, Pakistan.
Accepted 30 September, 2011
Parthenium hysterophorus is used as a vegetable and in the treatment of various human ailments
traditionally in Pakistan. The current study was arranged to investigate the nutritional importance,
microbial inhibition and its potency against free radicals. The results revealed that extract possesses
macro elements Ca, K, Na, Mg, Fe, Zn, as well as micro elements including Ni, Li, Pb, Co, Mn, Cu, Cr,
and Cd. Scavenging of free radicals revealed that methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus (PM)
possesses lowest IC50 (2.5 ± 0.05 µg/ml) comparatively to ascorbic acid (3.7 ± 0.03) and n-hexane
extract of P. hysterophorus (PH) (5.1 ± 0.07 µg/ml). The extracts also showed maximum antibacterial
potential in various concentrations of n-hexane and methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus. The results
revealed that P. hysterophorus contain a remarkable fungal inhibition due to the presence of bioactive
constituents. Based on this screening various fractions of P. hysterophorus are recommended for
future bioassay guided isolation of bioactive constituents.
**** www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/parthenium.html
Parthenium hysterophorus L. [syn. Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.; Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh.; Matricaria parthenium L, M. parthenoides Hort., M. carpensis Hort., M. eximia Hort., M. odorata Lam; Pyrethrum parthenium Smith] Compositae, is known as congress weed, carrot weed, star weed, feverfew, white top, chatak chandani, bitter weed, ramphool, garghas. It is believed to have entered India accidentally in the mid 1950s, and is now considered is one of the most feared noxious weed species (Rao 1956). Adverse effects of on humans and on animal health have been well documented. It is known to cause asthma, bronchits, dermatitis, and hay fever in man and livestock. The chemical analysis has indicated that all the plants parts including trichomes and pollen contain toxins called sesquiterpene lactones. The major components of toxic being parthenin and other phenolic acids such as caffeic acid, vanillic acid, ansic acid, p-anisic acid, chlorogenic acid, and parahydroxy benzoic acid are lethal to human beings and animals (Mahadevappa 1997; Oudhia 1998). Despite the fact that Parthenium is considered a toxic plant industrial uses are reported in the literatures (Sastri and Kavathekar 1990). A related species, Parthenium argentatum Gray (guayule) yields rubber which can substitute for Hevea rubber.
The word parthenium is derived from the Latin parthenice suggesting medicinal uses (Bailey 1960). John Lindley (1838) in Flora Medica describes the plant as follows: "The whole plant is bitter and strong-scented, reckoned tonic, stimulating and anti-hysteric. It was once a popular remedy in ague. Its odour is said to be peculiarly disagree to bees and that insects may be easily kept at a distance by carrying a handful of the flower heads." In Homoeopathy system, allergies caused by Parthenium can be treated by a drug prepared from Parthenium. In Finland an infusion of Partenium is used in for consumption.
In the Dictionary of Economic Plants in India Parthenium hysterophourus is described as a weed found in Poona and is reported to be used as tonic, febrifuge, and emmenagogue. Root decoction is useful in dysentery (Singh et al. 1996). Mew et al. (1982) demonstrated that sublethal doses of parthenin exhibited antitumor activity in mice and that the drug could either cure mice completely or increase their survival time after they had been injected with cancer cells. Parthenium is also reported as promising remedy against hepatic amoebiasis (Sharma and Bhutani,1988). South American Indian uses a decoction of roots to cure amoebic dysentery (Uphof 1959) whereas parthenin, a toxin of Parthenium, is found pharmacologically active against neuralgia and certain types of rheumatism). In Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants by Rastogi and Mehrotra (1991) parthenin induced dose-dependent damage to human leucocyte chromosomes in vitro and micronuclei formation in polychromatic erythrocytes of mice is reported (Dominguez and Sierra, 1970).
Parthenium is used as folk remedy in the Caribbean and Central America (Nabie et al. 1996). It is applied externally on skin disorders and decoction of the plant is often taken internally as a remedy for a wide variety of ailments (Dominguez and Sierra 1970; Morton 1981). In Jamaica the decoction is used as a flea-repellent both for dogs and other animals (Morton 1981).
Waiting for health checks
Image by Marji Beach
She is one of 4,460 hens Animal Place rescued from an egg farm that was starving 50,000 hens. Of the 4,460 hens rescued, more than 4,000 went to Animal Place while Harvest Home, Farm Sanctuary and the Marin Humane Society took some.
www.animalplace.org
A bunch of Parthenium hyeterophorus ....Một bụi Cúc Liên Chi dại ....
Image by Vietnam Plants & The USA. plants
Chụp hình tai Hewitt, Texas .
Taken in Hewitt, Texas.
Vietnamese named : Cúc Liên Chi dại
Common names : False Ragweed, Santa Maria Feverfew , Whitetop Weed.
Scientist : Parthenium hyeterophorus L.
Synonyms : Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.; Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh.; Matricaria parthenium L, M. parthenoides Hort., M. carpensis Hort., M. eximia Hort., M. odorata Lam; Pyrethrum parthenium Smith]
Family : Asteraceae. Họ Cúc
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Asterales
Genus:Parthenium
Species:P. hysterophorus
**** www.lrc-hueuni.edu.vn/dongy/show_target.plx?url=/thuocdon...
Cúc liên chi dại
Cúc liên chi dại - Parthenium hysterophorus L., thuộc họ Cúc - Asteraceae.
Mô tả: Cây thảo phân nhánh cao 0,25 đến 1m; thân có rãnh gần như nhẵn. Lá xẻ hai lần lông chim, dài tới 11cm và rộng tới 6cm, các lá trên nguyên, mặt trên có lông bột, mặt dưới có lông xám. Đầu hoa có 5 góc, đường kính 4-8mm, xếp thành chuỳ thưa ở ngọn cây; lưỡi hoa màu trắng, hình thận, nhỏ; hoa nhỏ màu trắng. Quả bế hình trứng ngược rộng, dài cỡ 2mm, có lông ở đỉnh.
Cây có hoa quả kéo dài từ tháng 10 đến tháng 6 năm sau.
Bộ phận dùng: Thân mang lá và lá - Caulis et Folium Parthenii.
Nơi sống và thu hái: Gốc ở châu Mỹ nhiệt đới, được phát tán vào nhiều xứ nhiệt đới khác. Ở nước ta, thường gặp cây mọc dại ở nhiều nơi, nhất là ở Hà Nội và các vùng lân cận dọc theo các đường đi, các bãi cát.
Thành phần hoá học: Cây chứa alcaloid parthenin. Lá và hoa chứa alcaloid parthenicin.
Tính vị, tác dụng: Vị đắng, có tác dụng gây chảy nước bọt, làm giảm đau nhức, làm săn da.
Công dụng, chỉ định và phối hợp: Ở nước ta, cây ít được dùng, nhưng ở một số nước Trung Mỹ như Jamaica, Đôminica, người ta sử dụng lá, đem giã ra và trộn với dầu thầu dầu để xát kích thích sự giảm bớt sản dịch. Thân mang lá hãm hoặc sắc uống để trị chứng tim đập nhanh. Còn được dùng chữa các vết loét, một số bệnh ngoài da, như bệnh ecpet (mụn rộp loang vòng). Các chiết xuất parthenin được dùng với liều nhỏ tăng dần từ 100mg đến 2g để giúp sự tiêu hoá; còn parthenicin, với liều 1g ngày, dùng để làm thuốc hạ nhiệt, giảm đau; với liều cao nó gây độc.
____________________________________________________
**** plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PAHY
**** en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenium_hysterophorus
**** www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792614/
**** www.academicjournals.org/ajpp/PDF/pdf2011/15%20November/K...
Nutritional investigation and biological activities of
Parthenium hysterophorus
Rahmat Ali Khan
1
*, Mushtaq Ahmed
1
, Muhammad Rashid Khan
2
, Muhammad Yasir
3
, Bakhtiar
Muhammad
3
and Rashid Khan
3
1
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology Bannu KPK,
Pakistan.
2
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
3
Department of Chemistry, Hazara University, Mahsehra, Pakistan.
Accepted 30 September, 2011
Parthenium hysterophorus is used as a vegetable and in the treatment of various human ailments
traditionally in Pakistan. The current study was arranged to investigate the nutritional importance,
microbial inhibition and its potency against free radicals. The results revealed that extract possesses
macro elements Ca, K, Na, Mg, Fe, Zn, as well as micro elements including Ni, Li, Pb, Co, Mn, Cu, Cr,
and Cd. Scavenging of free radicals revealed that methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus (PM)
possesses lowest IC50 (2.5 ± 0.05 µg/ml) comparatively to ascorbic acid (3.7 ± 0.03) and n-hexane
extract of P. hysterophorus (PH) (5.1 ± 0.07 µg/ml). The extracts also showed maximum antibacterial
potential in various concentrations of n-hexane and methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus. The results
revealed that P. hysterophorus contain a remarkable fungal inhibition due to the presence of bioactive
constituents. Based on this screening various fractions of P. hysterophorus are recommended for
future bioassay guided isolation of bioactive constituents.
**** www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/parthenium.html
Parthenium hysterophorus L. [syn. Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.; Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh.; Matricaria parthenium L, M. parthenoides Hort., M. carpensis Hort., M. eximia Hort., M. odorata Lam; Pyrethrum parthenium Smith] Compositae, is known as congress weed, carrot weed, star weed, feverfew, white top, chatak chandani, bitter weed, ramphool, garghas. It is believed to have entered India accidentally in the mid 1950s, and is now considered is one of the most feared noxious weed species (Rao 1956). Adverse effects of on humans and on animal health have been well documented. It is known to cause asthma, bronchits, dermatitis, and hay fever in man and livestock. The chemical analysis has indicated that all the plants parts including trichomes and pollen contain toxins called sesquiterpene lactones. The major components of toxic being parthenin and other phenolic acids such as caffeic acid, vanillic acid, ansic acid, p-anisic acid, chlorogenic acid, and parahydroxy benzoic acid are lethal to human beings and animals (Mahadevappa 1997; Oudhia 1998). Despite the fact that Parthenium is considered a toxic plant industrial uses are reported in the literatures (Sastri and Kavathekar 1990). A related species, Parthenium argentatum Gray (guayule) yields rubber which can substitute for Hevea rubber.
The word parthenium is derived from the Latin parthenice suggesting medicinal uses (Bailey 1960). John Lindley (1838) in Flora Medica describes the plant as follows: "The whole plant is bitter and strong-scented, reckoned tonic, stimulating and anti-hysteric. It was once a popular remedy in ague. Its odour is said to be peculiarly disagree to bees and that insects may be easily kept at a distance by carrying a handful of the flower heads." In Homoeopathy system, allergies caused by Parthenium can be treated by a drug prepared from Parthenium. In Finland an infusion of Partenium is used in for consumption.
In the Dictionary of Economic Plants in India Parthenium hysterophourus is described as a weed found in Poona and is reported to be used as tonic, febrifuge, and emmenagogue. Root decoction is useful in dysentery (Singh et al. 1996). Mew et al. (1982) demonstrated that sublethal doses of parthenin exhibited antitumor activity in mice and that the drug could either cure mice completely or increase their survival time after they had been injected with cancer cells. Parthenium is also reported as promising remedy against hepatic amoebiasis (Sharma and Bhutani,1988). South American Indian uses a decoction of roots to cure amoebic dysentery (Uphof 1959) whereas parthenin, a toxin of Parthenium, is found pharmacologically active against neuralgia and certain types of rheumatism). In Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants by Rastogi and Mehrotra (1991) parthenin induced dose-dependent damage to human leucocyte chromosomes in vitro and micronuclei formation in polychromatic erythrocytes of mice is reported (Dominguez and Sierra, 1970).
Parthenium is used as folk remedy in the Caribbean and Central America (Nabie et al. 1996). It is applied externally on skin disorders and decoction of the plant is often taken internally as a remedy for a wide variety of ailments (Dominguez and Sierra 1970; Morton 1981). In Jamaica the decoction is used as a flea-repellent both for dogs and other animals (Morton 1981).
Cool Animal images
Some cool animal images:
Bats. Where is the Robin?
Image by Tadeu Pereira (Ted)
Animal Kingdom. Morcegos tirando uma soneca
Nice About Animals photos
Some cool about animals images:
Holy Snapping Turtle, Batman!
Image by katiew
The sun rays worked nicely here. About six of us, and our instructor, sat in front of this turtle tank for a good 20 minutes. Other zoo-goers would come around the corner & laugh at the turtle paparazzi with the long lenses!
AF927 Sea Dragon
Image by listentoreason
Baltimore Aquarium. December 2001. Fascinating to watch - they gently tumble about but will suddenly implosively suck in any brine shrimp that drift too close to the snout.
Wikipedia: Leafy sea dragon:
"The leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish related to the seahorse. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus. These creatures are found around southern and western Australia and generally remain in shallow, temperate waters. Their name comes from their appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage. The leafy sea dragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end. These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creature sedately through the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed."
*Snicker*
Image by Kamia the Wolf
Thunder-Bob seems to smiling about something. Maybe it's about all the blood he's covered in.
Foie Gras Investigation 2003 Quebec
Check out these animal cruelty images:
Foie Gras Investigation 2003 Quebec
Image by liberationbc
These photos were taken part of an undercover investigation in three foie gras farms in Quebec: Elevages Perigord, Aux Champs d'Elisee, and Palmex. Copyright Farm Sanctuary, 2003. Learn more about foie gras: liberationbc.org/issues/foie_gras
Foie Gras Investigation 2003 Quebec
Image by liberationbc
great veterinary care!
These photos were taken part of an undercover investigation in three foie gras farms in Quebec: Elevages Perigord, Aux Champs d'Elisee, and Palmex. Copyright Farm Sanctuary, 2003. Learn more about foie gras: liberationbc.org/issues/foie_gras
Nice Facts About Animals photos
Check out these facts about animals images:
The Big Egg Hunt 2013 - Covent Garden, London
Image by Karen Roe
10. Equinox
by Barbie Harrison
Barbie Harrison has worked as an illustrator and decorator of children’s furniture for many years. She is used to painting on any surface, even having painted on eggs before, although never on one as big as this! More recently Barbie has begun to exhibit small paintings on reclaimed wood, using oil, enamel and gold leaf – her own personal icons – and using images of birds, flowers, animals and trees.
Barbie lives in rural East Sussex and takes her inspiration from the natural world. Here’s what the artist has to say about the design’s conception:
“When I heard about the Big Egg Hunt I researched Easter myths - one of the recurring and universal ones being the Easter Hare (and coincidentally I often use an image of the hare in my paintings). In past times it was thought that the hare laid eggs – in fact we now know that this came about by the habit of lapwings laying their eggs in the “form” or scrape in the ground that the hare uses as a resting place – hence the plover image.
“Hares are also associated with the spring and the moon, thus prompting me to conceive the design. On one side we see the hare at the cusp of winter – the autumn equinox- apprehensively looking up at an owl, and opposite, the spring equinox - a hare leaping over the sun , with associated images of flowers and swallows and the optimism they symbolize.
“Look carefully at the line of trees in the half-light and you will see the tiny silhouette of a running hound – a tribute to our wonderful old lurcher who died last year.” Barbie has painted furniture designs for children for many years, and wanted the imagery to be accessible to young people.
Lindt is proud to join
THE BIG EGG HUNT 2013
in support for Action For Children
Our fun family event starts in London, Covent Garden on Shrove Tuesday and promises to delight all; from the exciting egg-hunts and giant chocolate bunnies to the uniquely designed eggs by leading artists and celebrities, for all to awe at – and hopefully buy!
Most importantly it is a unique opportunity for us all to raise significant money to support vulnerable and neglected children in the UK.
Established in 1869, Action for Children is committed to helping the most vulnerable and neglected children in the UK. Working directly with more than 250,000 children, young people and their carers each year, we run over 600 services which tackle abuse, neglect, help young carers and provide fostering and adoption services.
Lindt believes in the magic of families, which is why the Lindt Gold Bunny is proud to join Action for Children in The Big Egg Hunt and support the great work they do to improve the lives of children & families in the UK.
The Big Egg Hunt 2013 - Covent Garden, London
Image by Karen Roe
10. Equinox
by Barbie Harrison
Barbie Harrison has worked as an illustrator and decorator of children’s furniture for many years. She is used to painting on any surface, even having painted on eggs before, although never on one as big as this! More recently Barbie has begun to exhibit small paintings on reclaimed wood, using oil, enamel and gold leaf – her own personal icons – and using images of birds, flowers, animals and trees.
Barbie lives in rural East Sussex and takes her inspiration from the natural world. Here’s what the artist has to say about the design’s conception:
“When I heard about the Big Egg Hunt I researched Easter myths - one of the recurring and universal ones being the Easter Hare (and coincidentally I often use an image of the hare in my paintings). In past times it was thought that the hare laid eggs – in fact we now know that this came about by the habit of lapwings laying their eggs in the “form” or scrape in the ground that the hare uses as a resting place – hence the plover image.
“Hares are also associated with the spring and the moon, thus prompting me to conceive the design. On one side we see the hare at the cusp of winter – the autumn equinox- apprehensively looking up at an owl, and opposite, the spring equinox - a hare leaping over the sun , with associated images of flowers and swallows and the optimism they symbolize.
“Look carefully at the line of trees in the half-light and you will see the tiny silhouette of a running hound – a tribute to our wonderful old lurcher who died last year.” Barbie has painted furniture designs for children for many years, and wanted the imagery to be accessible to young people.
Lindt is proud to join
THE BIG EGG HUNT 2013
in support for Action For Children
Our fun family event starts in London, Covent Garden on Shrove Tuesday and promises to delight all; from the exciting egg-hunts and giant chocolate bunnies to the uniquely designed eggs by leading artists and celebrities, for all to awe at – and hopefully buy!
Most importantly it is a unique opportunity for us all to raise significant money to support vulnerable and neglected children in the UK.
Established in 1869, Action for Children is committed to helping the most vulnerable and neglected children in the UK. Working directly with more than 250,000 children, young people and their carers each year, we run over 600 services which tackle abuse, neglect, help young carers and provide fostering and adoption services.
Lindt believes in the magic of families, which is why the Lindt Gold Bunny is proud to join Action for Children in The Big Egg Hunt and support the great work they do to improve the lives of children & families in the UK.
Nice Animal Planet photos
Some cool animal planet images:
Boomklever
Image by Tim Strater
Deze foto is gemaakt op Landal Aelderholt in Aalden (Nederland).
This picture was taken at Landal Aelderholt at Aalden (Netherlands).
Koolmees
Image by Tim Strater
Deze foto is gemaakt op Landal Aelderholt in Aalden (Nederland).
This picture was taken at Landal Aelderholt at Aalden (Netherlands).
Nice Animal Adoption photos
A few nice animal adoption images I found:
A Mess of Kittens
Image by jazzijava
Purina Pet Adoption Weekend May 4-5 2013
Whitby Petsmart
Black Kittens
Image by jazzijava
Purina Pet Adoption Weekend May 4-5 2013
Whitby Petsmart
Bertha
Image by jazzijava
Purina Pet Adoption Weekend May 4-5 2013
Whitby Petsmart
Stuffed Animals, Candy, and Fruit
Some cool stuffed animals images:
Stuffed Animals, Candy, and Fruit
Image by L. N. Batides
On Valentine' Day, Volunteers from Woodmen Valley Chapel's ACTS Ministry visited local firestations and homeless shelters. They brought stuffed animals, Valentine's candy and fruit.
Stuffed Animals, Candy, and Fruit
Image by L. N. Batides
On Valentine' Day, Volunteers from Woodmen Valley Chapel's ACTS Ministry visited local firestations and homeless shelters. They brought stuffed animals, Valentine's candy and fruit.
Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - Sunday May 26, 2013
A few nice animal pics images I found:
Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - Sunday May 26, 2013
Image by cseeman
Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. These photos are from Sunday May 26, 2013. We have alot from the "Materinty Ward" with all the kittens. And there are a ton of pics today because of all the new kittens and mothers who are at Mosaic. More kittens are on their way!
Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - Sunday May 26, 2013
Image by cseeman
Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. These photos are from Sunday May 26, 2013. We have alot from the "Materinty Ward" with all the kittens. And there are a ton of pics today because of all the new kittens and mothers who are at Mosaic. More kittens are on their way!
Wonderful cats at the Mosaic Feline Rescue (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - Sunday May 26, 2013
Image by cseeman
Volunteering at the Mosaic Feline Rescue in Ann Arbor. These are wonderful cats and are looking for a good home. These photos are from Sunday May 26, 2013. We have alot from the "Materinty Ward" with all the kittens. And there are a ton of pics today because of all the new kittens and mothers who are at Mosaic. More kittens are on their way!
Ruddy Quail-dove
Check out these animal research images:
Ruddy Quail-dove
Image by siwild
This Ruddy Quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177325653
Ruddy Quail-dove
Image by siwild
This Ruddy Quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177325575
Ruddy Quail-dove
Image by siwild
This Ruddy Quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5178013455
Ruddy Quail-dove
A few nice animal research images I found:
Ruddy Quail-dove
Image by siwild
This Ruddy Quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177922383
Ruddy Quail-dove
Image by siwild
This Ruddy Quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177326955
Ruddy Quail-dove
Image by siwild
This Ruddy Quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177326901
Nice Animal Welfare photos
A few nice animal welfare images I found:
Paws for the Cause Walk for Animal Welfare
Image by _strieudal
On March 18, a peaceful protest took place in uptown Waterloo in support of Paws for the Cause and Bill C-229. Participants and their dogs made their way from Waterloo Park to Town Square and signed either a petition or a 'paw'tition for Bill C-229.
For more information, visit the Facebook event or Mark Holland's Bill C-229 Info page.
Animal welfare à la Chinoise
Image by Christian Toennesen
Pardon my French.
NC Divisioin of Parks & Recreation's Marshall Ellis
Check out these animal jobs images:
NC Divisioin of Parks & Recreation's Marshall Ellis
Image by USFWS/Southeast
Southern Appalachian bogs are one of the rarest habitats in North America, and home to numerous rare plants and animals. These lands are currently owned by myriad people and organizations, including the National Park Service, N.C. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy and private individuals. In an effort to bring together these managers with experts from a variety of bog-related fields, the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program and Division of Parks and Recreation, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently convened the Bog Learning Network.
The goal of the network is to bring together bog managers with botanists, wildlife biologists, hydrologists, and other experts to help answer some of the fundamental questions about bog management, and provide bog managers with the tools they need to do their job as well as possible.
In addition to providing a home for some of the rarest plants and animals in the southeast, bogs provide habitat for a variety of songbirds and game animals. They also perform a variety of services that benefit humans, including storing floodwater and releasing water slowly over time – helping ameliorate the impacts of flood and drought; and filtering pollutants from water.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS, Asheville Field Office
Michael Cheek and Ed Schwartzman study a map
Image by USFWS/Southeast
Southern Appalachian bogs are one of the rarest habitats in North America, and home to numerous rare plants and animals. These lands are currently owned by myriad people and organizations, including the National Park Service, N.C. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy and private individuals. In an effort to bring together these managers with experts from a variety of bog-related fields, the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program and Division of Parks and Recreation, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently convened the Bog Learning Network.
The goal of the network is to bring together bog managers with botanists, wildlife biologists, hydrologists, and other experts to help answer some of the fundamental questions about bog management, and provide bog managers with the tools they need to do their job as well as possible.
In addition to providing a home for some of the rarest plants and animals in the southeast, bogs provide habitat for a variety of songbirds and game animals. They also perform a variety of services that benefit humans, including storing floodwater and releasing water slowly over time – helping ameliorate the impacts of flood and drought; and filtering pollutants from water.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS, Asheville Field Office
Marcia Carter of the Cherokee National Forest
Image by USFWS/Southeast
Southern Appalachian bogs are one of the rarest habitats in North America, and home to numerous rare plants and animals. These lands are currently owned by myriad people and organizations, including the National Park Service, N.C. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy and private individuals. In an effort to bring together these managers with experts from a variety of bog-related fields, the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program and Division of Parks and Recreation, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently convened the Bog Learning Network.
The goal of the network is to bring together bog managers with botanists, wildlife biologists, hydrologists, and other experts to help answer some of the fundamental questions about bog management, and provide bog managers with the tools they need to do their job as well as possible.
In addition to providing a home for some of the rarest plants and animals in the southeast, bogs provide habitat for a variety of songbirds and game animals. They also perform a variety of services that benefit humans, including storing floodwater and releasing water slowly over time – helping ameliorate the impacts of flood and drought; and filtering pollutants from water.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS, Asheville Field Office
Cool Photos Of Animals images
Some cool photos of animals images:
Sealed with a Kiss [069/365]
Image by Lab2112
Okay, so they're not really seals -- they're sea lions. You can tell the difference because of their unique ear flaps.
Regardless, they're still an affectionate pair. Do you suppose the one in the back is complaining because he's not getting any love?
Arf, arf!
Nice Animal Planet photos
Check out these animal planet images:
Blending
Image by NoIdentity
Sumatran tiger, LA Zoo
Peixe-lua
Image by LPEstrela
Mola mola
DPP2_0003
Image by stratman2 (2 many pix!)
