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Bird on a Bike
This photo was taken behind Bear Hall on the UNCW campus on April 25th. In the photo (taken at a distance) is a Broad- Winged hawk, Buteo platypterus, is consuming a small mammal. The hawk is a carnivore and would be found at a high trophic level. The smaller mammal most likely an omnivore would be found on a lower trophic level. Depending on the number of organisms in this particular food chain the hawk would be considered a tertiary or quaternary consumer and the small mammal would be considered a secondary consumer. After learning about energy transfer it can be assumed that the hawk, being at the top trophic level, will only be gaining 10% of transferred energy from his meal. The rest was lost to the metabolic process as heat. This photo is also very amusing because the hawk is perched on a pink bicycle. It shows how wildlife has been able to adapt to a human dominated world.
Bird on a Bike
This photo was taken behind Bear Hall on the UNCW campus on April 25th. In the photo (taken at a distance) is a Broad- Winged hawk, Buteo platypterus, is consuming a small mammal. The hawk is a carnivore and would be found at a high trophic level. The smaller mammal most likely an omnivore would be found on a lower trophic level. Depending on the number of organisms in this particular food chain the hawk would be considered a tertiary or quaternary consumer and the small mammal would be considered a secondary consumer. After learning about energy transfer it can be assumed that the hawk, being at the top trophic level, will only be gaining 10% of transferred energy from his meal. The rest was lost to the metabolic process as heat. This photo is also very amusing because the hawk is perched on a pink bicycle. It shows how wildlife has been able to adapt to a human dominated world.