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A greylag goose with a neck collar ring. These can be read at long distance, increasing observation rates. Most waterfowl are leg ringed, but some are marked with a plastic neck collar, which can be read at a greater distance. Neck collars can also be used for other long-necked birds such as flamingos.
A snowbird is a person who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter. The southern locales include the Sun Belt and Hawaii in the United States, as well as Mexico and the Caribbean. Snowbirds used to primarily be retired or older, but are increasingly of all ages.
Snowbird (Narya) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by John Byrne and Chris Claremont, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979). [1] [2] [3] Snowbird is an Inuk demigoddess, being the daughter of a human and Nelvanna, the Inuk goddess of the Northern Skies.
Neck accessories similar to chokers could be seen commonly throughout the century. Ballerinas and the upper class in the late 19th century commonly wore certain types of chokers. However, at that same time, in the late 19th century, a plain, thin, red or black ribbon choker had ties to prostitution, as seen in Manet's Olympia (1861).
Humble or one leg hobble is a strap placed around the front pastern, and then the leg is lifted and the strap is wrapped around the upper leg and then buckled, leaving the horse with three legs to stand on. Mounting hobbles are knee hobbles that are made with a quick release, on a lead that passes to the rider. They are used to mount fractious ...
A Kayan woman wearing neck rings The Celtic gold Snettishham Torc, England, 1st century BC. Neck rings, or neck-rings, are any form of stiff jewellery worn as an ornament around the neck of an individual, as opposed to a loose necklace. Many cultures and periods have made neck rings, with both males and females wearing them at various times.
A CT scan showing evidence of the nasal cycle: the more patent airway is on the right of the image, the swollen turbinates congesting the left. The nasal cycle is the subconscious [1] [2] alternating partial congestion and decongestion of the nasal cavities in humans and other animals.
The eye-ring of a bird is a ring of tiny feathers that surrounds the orbital ring, [5] a ring of bare skin immediately surrounding a bird's eye. [5] [6] The eye-ring is often decorative, and its colour may contrast with adjoining plumage. [4] The ring of feathers is sometimes incomplete, forming an eye arc.