Owls (Tyto alba; Glaucidium passerinum; Asio flammeus, Surnia ulula; Strix nebulosa)

Owls (Bubo scandiacus) Background info: Asio flammeus The owl, with its disturbing nocturnal cry, its great scrutinizing eyes and its “retreat” way of life, was the vector of many superstitions. He is still very connected to the realm of the supernatural, magic and spirituality. According to the times and the cultures, the owl is imagined sometimes negative, sometimes positive.

Japanese speed trains (E6 Series Shinkansen; E5 Series Shinkansen; ALFA-X Shinkansen; ALFA-X Shinkansen E3)

Japanese speed trains (N700 Series Shinkansen) Background info: E6 Series Shinkansen, E3 Series Shinkansen

Ducks (Netta rufina; Histrionicus histrionicus; Somateria mollissima; Tadorna tadorna)

Ducks (Aix galericulata) Background info: Tadorna ferruginea Duck is a generic term for waterfowl, short-necked, broad-billed flattened yellow, very short webbed feet and long pointed wings, domesticated or not. Wild duck is a migratory bird.

Bees (Amegilla cingulata; Bombus terrestris; Anthidium florentinum; Xylocopa virginica)

Bees (Tetragonula carbonaria) Background info: Apis mellifera At least 20,000 species of bees are listed on the planet, including around 2,000 in Europe and nearly 1,000 in France. The majority of bees do not produce honey, they feed on the nectar of flowers. A winter bee can live up to 10 months, while a summer bee can live up to 1 month.

Paul P. Harris (Provide emergency shelters, tools for families; Providing clean water; Paul P. Harris (1868–1947); Fight diseases)

Paul P. Harris (Oral Polio Vaccinations) Background info: Paul P. Harris (1868–1947)

Flying dinosaurs (Pterodactylus antiquus; Alanqa saharica; Cearadactylus atrox; Eudimorphodon ranzii)

Flying dinosaurs (Caulkicephalus trimicrodon)

Colibri (Campylopterus hemileucurus; Archilochus colubris, Calypte costae; Selasphorus rufus, Colibri thalassinus; Calypte anna)

Colibri (Florisuga mellivora, Colibri thalassinus) Background info: Florisuga mellivora They are also nicknamed “hummingbirds” because of their small size and fast wingbeats. These colorful birds are found exclusively in the Americas and species are found at almost all altitudes, latitudes and biotopes.

50th anniversary of the first test flight of Concorde

50th anniversary of the first test flight of Concorde

50th anniversary of Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2002, 7 world champion titles; Ferrari F2001)

50th anniversary of Michael Schumacher

Cats (British Shorthair; Maine Coon; Himalayen; LaPerm)

Cats (Norwegian Forest cat) Background info: Nebelung The domestic cat is the subspecies resulting from the domestication of the wild cat. First venerated by the Egyptians, it was demonized in Europe in the Middle Ages and only returned to its nobility in the eighteenth century. In Asia, the cat is synonymous with luck, wealth or longevity.