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For the first time, I have seen Agyptian Vultures (Neophron percnopterus). It happend on a trip to northern Spain, close to Daroca, in Zaragoza province. It was raining a bit, but I was lucky that we were on top of the rocks of a canyon, so that I could get some photos from an upper perspective, against the forest and not the sky. Here you can see the results.
This is one of the most frecuent species of butterflies in sping in southeastern Spain. It is quite small, around 1,5 cm or 0,6 inch. They are finding food in the flowers of an Antyllis citysoides, a frecuent plant on the dry hills around here. During dry periods it looses its leaves. After faling some rain It has great capacity to sprout again. But, even though, many of them have died in recent years.
The other day we have been to the mediterraean seaside, at Aguilas, Spain. The structure you see is an old jetty from 1903, where minerals were charged on boats, after beeing brough by a special railway line. It was early in the morning, and a person was fishing from the end of the base of the jetty.The place is known as "Embarcadero de El Hornillo".
This female of Common Kestrel just a moment before take-off. Hope you like it. Taken in south-east of Spain.
Parece que esta hembra de Cernícalo se encoge de hombros… Lo que ocurrió es que la pillé en el momento antes de despegar. Se ven bien sus uñas negras. Hecha en Monteagudo, Murcia.
This Cattle egret (Ardea ibis) stopped close to me, againt the very bright sky. Sometimes this sort of shots result interesting. It is quite a frecuent species around here in southeastern Spain.
Fog in the moring is something very rare in southeastern Spain. Some days ago there was, and small droplets of water condensated in the spider webs, and on the tips of needles of the pine trees.
The Chief of NBC Marketing for "The Apprentice" apologizes to America:
I want to apologize to America. I helped create a monster.
For nearly 25 years, I led marketing at NBC and NBCUniversal. I led the team that marketed “The Apprentice,” the reality show that made Donald Trump a household name outside of New York City, where he was better known for overextending his empire and appearing in celebrity gossip columns.
To sell the show, we created the narrative that Trump was a super-successful businessman who lived like royalty. That was the conceit of the show. At the very least, it was a substantial exaggeration; at worst, it created a false narrative by making him seem more successful than he was.
In fact, Trump declared business bankruptcy four times before the show went into production, and at least twice more during his 14 seasons hosting. The imposing board room where he famously fired contestants was a set, because his real boardroom was too old and shabby for TV.
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https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-16/we-created-a-tv-illusion-for-the-apprentice-but-the-real-trump-threatens-america
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