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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/79437205@N00/">kgvuk</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/79437205@N00/55490600432/" title="Hamburg 148619cr"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55490600432_21a60d70b3_m.jpg" width="240" height="124" alt="Hamburg 148619cr" /></a></p> <p>&quot;Rickmer Rickmers&quot;, a three masted barque permanently moored at Hamburg Harbouras a museum ship.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/alexprevot/">Alexandre Prevot</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexprevot/55490596117/" title="Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55490596117_b588b47273_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/79437205@N00/">kgvuk</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/79437205@N00/55491693938/" title="Molli 148538"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491693938_bccdaa9c49_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Molli 148538" /></a></p> <p>99 332 on display in the museum area at Kühlungsborn Station.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55491536461/" title="Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491536461_705b42c7d0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)" /></a></p> <p>Germany, April 2023,<br /> <br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Kingdom:Animalia<br /> Phylum:Chordata<br /> Class:Aves<br /> Order:Accipitriformes<br /> Family:Accipitridae<br /> Genus:Circus<br /> Species:C.aeruginosus<br /> [FR] Busard des roseaux | [DE] Rohrweihe | [ES] Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental | [NL] Bruine Kiekendief | [IRL] Cromán móna<br /> <br /> Measurements<br /> spanwidth min.: 115 cm<br /> spanwidth max.: 140 cm<br /> size min.: 43 cm<br /> size max.: 55 cm<br /> Breeding<br /> incubation min.: 31 days<br /> incubation max.: 38 days<br /> fledging min.: 30 days<br /> fledging max.: 38 days<br /> broods 1<br /> eggs min.: 3<br /> eggs max.: 8<br /> <br /> <br /> Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is currently Secure.<br /> <br /> Identification: About the same size as Hen Harrier and has similar behaviour. Adult male Marsh Harriers are very distinctive, having an all grey head and reddishy-brown body. In flight, large black patches can be seen on the primaries, with the rest of the wing mainly grey. Adult females are a dark brown colour, except for beige partches on the head and throat. In flight, they appear almost uniformly brown. Subadult Marsh Harriers are variable in appearance, though most resemble females.<br /> <br /> Similar Species: Hen Harrier, Common Buzzard<br /> <br /> Call: Generally silent when seen in Ireland.<br /> <br /> Diet: Actively hunts for birds and small mammals in wetlands.<br /> <br /> Breeding: Formerly bred in large reedbeds in Ireland. Single birds have been noted at several wetland sites throughout Ireland though these are almost always young non-breeding birds. Around 150 pairs of Marsh Harrier breed in the UK and this species is fairly common at wetland sites in Central and Eastern Europe.<br /> <br /> Wintering: The European population is partially migratory. Some overwinter in western and southern Europe, while the majority move south to tropical Africa. Occasionally seen in winter at wetland sites in Ireland.<br /> <br /> Physical characteristics<br /> <br /> Plumage variable. Male generally brown above particularly on back, underparts streaked, but solid dark brown at least on belly and vent. plumage becomes progressively paler with age. Female averages larger, usually brown with yellowish cream crown, throat and forewing. All dark or melanistic morph in some adults. Race harterti has much paler underparts than nominate.<br /> <br /> Habitat<br /> <br /> This species is a bird of swamps, marshes, flood plains or rice fields and reed beds. On migration it is much less likely to be seen in dry open grassland than other harriers and principally follows river valleys or coasts, though it must cross dry areas sometimes. ln its winter quarters it is often very common, e.g. in rice fields in South India.<br /> <br /> Other details<br /> <br /> This harrier inhabits open swamps in northern Africa and Eurasia, between 30 degrees N and 62 degrees N. The birds of the south and south-west are largely sedentary, but those from the north and the north-east are mainly wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. About 10000 breeding pairs inhabit the European Union. Some populations have definitely increased in western Europe, but those of the southern part of the continent are steadily decreasing, e.g. in the Iberian Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/29949005@N02/">Berlin-Knipser</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29949005@N02/55491517696/" title="List im August 2026 - FRS SYLTFÄHRE"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491517696_46627d7c65_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="List im August 2026 - FRS SYLTFÄHRE" /></a></p> <p>Sony A7R III + Tamron 2.8/28-75 mm G2 + Lightroom mobile</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/29949005@N02/">Berlin-Knipser</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29949005@N02/55491633668/" title="List im August 2026"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491633668_b928fbc21e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="List im August 2026" /></a></p> <p>Sony A7R III + Tamron 2.8/28-75 mm G2 + Lightroom mobile</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/29949005@N02/">Berlin-Knipser</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29949005@N02/55491516936/" title="List im August 2026"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491516936_2af81d12e6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="List im August 2026" /></a></p> <p>Sony A7R III + Tamron 2.8/28-75 mm G2 + Lightroom mobile</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/29949005@N02/">Berlin-Knipser</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29949005@N02/55491634398/" title="List im August 2026"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491634398_49853a8d92_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="List im August 2026" /></a></p> <p>Sony A7R III + Tamron 2.8/28-75 mm G2 + Lightroom mobile</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/29949005@N02/">Berlin-Knipser</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29949005@N02/55490538802/" title="List im August 2026 - Sylt Art Fair"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55490538802_136b95c087_m.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="List im August 2026 - Sylt Art Fair" /></a></p> <p>Sony A7R III + Tamron 2.8/28-75 mm G2 + Lightroom mobile</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/29949005@N02/">Berlin-Knipser</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29949005@N02/55491913585/" title="List im August 2026 - FRS SYLTFÄHRE"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491913585_8ca7f62264_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="List im August 2026 - FRS SYLTFÄHRE" /></a></p> <p>Sony A7R III + Tamron 2.8/28-75 mm G2 + Lightroom mobile</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55491631253/" title="Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491631253_538f6a69c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="88" alt="Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter" /></a></p> <p>Technik Museum Speyer,<br /> Am Technik Museum 1, 67346 Speyer, Germany, 28-04-2023<br /> <br /> General information<br /> Type<br /> Interceptor aircraft<br /> Fighter-bomber<br /> National originUnited States<br /> ManufacturerLockheed<br /> StatusRetired from military service; in use with civilian operators as warbirds<br /> Primary usersUnited States Air Force<br /> German Air Force<br /> Turkish Air Force<br /> Italian Air Force<br /> Number built2,578<br /> History<br /> Introduction date20 February 1958 (United States)<br /> First flight4 March 1954 (XF-104)[1]<br /> Retired<br /> 1969 (USAF)<br /> 1975 (US ANG)<br /> 1972 (Pakistani Air Force)<br /> 1997 (Taiwanese Air Force)<br /> 31 October 2004 (Italian Air Force)<br /> Developed fromLockheed XF-104 Starfighter<br /> Variants<br /> Lockheed NF-104A<br /> Canadair CF-104 Starfighter<br /> Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter<br /> Developed into<br /> Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer/X-27<br /> Lockheed CL-288</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55491378816/" title="Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491378816_cd30621026_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)" /></a></p> <p>Kuhardt, Germersheim,<br /> Rheinland-Pfalz,<br /> Germany, Tue 2 May 2023<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S135774026" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ebird.org/checklist/S135774026</a><br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Kingdom:Animalia<br /> Phylum:Chordata<br /> Class:Aves<br /> Order:Piciformes<br /> Family:Picidae<br /> Genus:Picus<br /> Species:P.canus<br /> <br /> The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related species found in Europe. Its distribution also stretches across large parts of the central and Eastern Palaearctic, all the way to the Pacific Ocean and south to the Himalaya and the Malay Peninsula.<br /> <br /> Distinctive medium-sized woodpecker with significant variation across its wide range. Always look for a gray face and thin black moustache stripe. Males have a red forehead patch, which females lack. Varies significantly across range: birds from northern Europe to northeastern Asia have pale gray heads and pale green wings; birds in the rest of mainland Asia average darker overall, with dark napes and crowns; Sumatran birds are dark rusty cinnamon overall. Favored habitats vary with range, including many wooded or semi-wooded habitats from lowlands up into the highlands. Most commonly heard calls a sharp, high-pitched “pik” and a descending series of whistled notes that speeds up, then slows.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55491774550/" title="Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491774550_552259e8e2_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)" /></a></p> <p>Kuhardt, Germersheim,<br /> Rheinland-Pfalz,<br /> Germany, Tue 2 May 2023<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S135774026" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ebird.org/checklist/S135774026</a><br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Kingdom:Animalia<br /> Phylum:Chordata<br /> Class:Aves<br /> Order:Piciformes<br /> Family:Picidae<br /> Genus:Picus<br /> Species:P.canus<br /> <br /> The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related species found in Europe. Its distribution also stretches across large parts of the central and Eastern Palaearctic, all the way to the Pacific Ocean and south to the Himalaya and the Malay Peninsula.<br /> <br /> Distinctive medium-sized woodpecker with significant variation across its wide range. Always look for a gray face and thin black moustache stripe. Males have a red forehead patch, which females lack. Varies significantly across range: birds from northern Europe to northeastern Asia have pale gray heads and pale green wings; birds in the rest of mainland Asia average darker overall, with dark napes and crowns; Sumatran birds are dark rusty cinnamon overall. Favored habitats vary with range, including many wooded or semi-wooded habitats from lowlands up into the highlands. Most commonly heard calls a sharp, high-pitched “pik” and a descending series of whistled notes that speeds up, then slows.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/craigjam/">craigjam</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigjam/55491570269/" title="2026-08-16 09.08.45"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491570269_35a99eda1d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="2026-08-16 09.08.45" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/craigjam/">craigjam</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigjam/55491396906/" title="2026-08-16 11.04.10"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491396906_de5cc7bf84_m.jpg" width="240" height="174" alt="2026-08-16 11.04.10" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/craigjam/">craigjam</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigjam/55491513168/" title="2026-08-16 12.01.26"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491513168_10d4bbfb7f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="2026-08-16 12.01.26" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204892442@N02/">vitali94</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204892442@N02/55491543774/" title="Rivers of gold"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491543774_c5c10760b1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rivers of gold" /></a></p> <p>Rivers of gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kathandtheo/">kath &amp; theo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kathandtheo/55490372147/" title="Mercedes‑Benz T 80 world record car (1939)."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55490372147_79f5f8fe29_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mercedes‑Benz T 80 world record car (1939)." /></a></p> <p>Exhibition: Fascination Technology</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kathandtheo/">kath &amp; theo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kathandtheo/55491746615/" title="Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination coupe (1996)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55491746615_32a6fe96c9_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination coupe (1996)" /></a></p> <p>Exhibition: Fascination Technology</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/emptyseas/">emptyseas</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/emptyseas/55324288019/" title="Brocken Railway"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55324288019_27fd28fc10_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Brocken Railway" /></a></p> <p>Weather observation platform, and Weather Station on Brocken Peak</p>

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