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Pied Flycatcher (M) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
I have seen one (and only one) of these Katydids in our yard each year for the past five years, but I heard it every night. This summertime visitor happily munched leaves in the large locust tree in our backyard. The tree was removed this year, and I imagine the source of most of the insects in our yard will be gone as well. (Honey Locust trees attract a profusion of aphids, leafhoppers, lacewings, katydids--well any type of sucking or chewing insect that eats plants).
Broad-winged Katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium).
A Variegated Fritillary Butterfly. Nebraska is quite the state for attracting large varieties of butterflies. Gives us nature photographers something to do while waiting for the Monarch invasion.
During the Crane Festival, the lake Hornborga attracts thousands of visitors to see the cranes.
The cranes enter Trandansen at sunrise, where they spend the day eating and dancing and at sunset they go away to the lakes where they spend the night.
In Trandansen, the Crane Dance is the main event of the year.
Due to snow, on this day there were only 6,200 cranes in the lake.
Lake Hornborga Nature Reserve - Trandansen
Sweden
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This blooming Saraca tree attracts many type of local sunbirds with appearance of this rare Van Hasselt's sunbird. Every part of this tiny skittish bird is filled with patches of striking shimmering colours under the bright sun ..making it a real challenge to get a decent shot to justify its beauty! ..
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LIVELY MALE SUNBIRD, with a broad violet brest-band. Habits coastal scrub, attracted to small flowering bushes, probing for nectar always on the move, flies with rapid wing beats and a dipping flight, am very happy to have nailed this one, because its no easy job. Zoom in to see its amazing plumage !
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Der Idyllische gelegene Bergsee lockt im Sommer mit bester Wasserqualität zum Baden. Der Rundwanderweg bietet ein einzigartiges Alpenpanorama auf das Karwendelgebirge.
The idyllic mountain lake attracts you to swim in summer with the best water quality. The circular hiking trail offers a unique alpine panorama of the Karwendel Mountains.
Saint-Saturnin est une commune française, située dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme, en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elle fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Clermont-Ferrand
Young immature seems to enjoy these lantana blooms.
Be well my friends! Enjoying our Independence day at home watching nature around me. I wish you all the best! ~Sam
Mums flowers attracts all kind of bees and this one was very busy in this sea of orange. Thank you for all your visit and comments happy start of the week!!
There are spots that are obviously only intended to attract photographers. This is one of them, the cypresses of San Quirico d'Orcia. Two small groups of trees on green hills. Actually nothing special for a landscape photographer as it was created by humans. And yet, as you can see, it works.
The idea of having this image as a screen background was just too tempting. Ok, I wouldn't come here especially for sunrise, but for a short detour I found the result very successful. Above all, I think I was really lucky with the clouds. Without them, the photo wouldn't look nearly as good.
And although there are basically only a few trees in a meadow, visitors could actually be seen here all day long.
By the way, I've been here twice, to be exact, as I forgot my sunglasses the first time. In case anyone is interested in that detail, I found them again.
Es gibt so Spots die sind offensichtlich nur dafür gedacht Fotografen anzulocken. Dies hier ist einer davon, die Zypressen von San Quirico d'Orcia. Zwei kleine Baumgruppen auf grünen Hügeln. Eigentlich nichts Besonderes für einen Landschaftsfotografen, da es von Menschen angelegt wurde. Und doch, wie Ihr sehen könnt, es funktioniert.
Die Idee dieses Bild als Bilschirmhintergrund zu haben, war einfach zu verlockend. Ok, zum Sonnaufgang würde ich jetzt nicht extra hier her kommen, doch für einen kurzen Abstecher fand ich das Ergebnis sehr gelungen. Vor allem finde ich, dass ich mit den Wolken richtig Glück gehabt habe. Ohne die würde das Foto nicht ansatzweise so gut wirken.
Und obwohl es im Grund ja nur ein paar Bäume auf einer Wiese sind, so waren hier eigentlich den ganzen Tag über Besucher zu sehen.
Ich war übrigens, um genau zu sein, zweimal hier, da ich beim ersten Mal meine Sonnenbrille liegen gelassen hatte. Ich habe sie, falls dieses Detail jemanden interessiert, auch wieder gefunden.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) fledglings outside an artificial nest box in the mixed woods of the boreal forest zone north of Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
A friend of mine puts out a number of nest boxes for owls on his farm property, maintains them and when they are close to fledging he contacts me so I can view them in their natural habitat.
He does this to provide additional nesting habitat in areas where they may otherwise not have that option. Good conservation in action by a concerned individual.
26 June, 2013.
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All bees are hairy, a crucial trait for pollen collection. Flowers and flourishing vegetation often attract bees, and there is no insect as important as the bee when it comes to pollination. Many female bee species have rows of bristles on their hind legs which form a hollow basket. When the bee lands on a flower, pollen grains are combed into the hollow basket and bristles. Cross-pollination occurs when the displaced grains of pollen are distributed to the fertile pistils of other flowers as the bee alights upon them. Although only females are able to transfer pollen, all bees are able to sip the nectar from flowers using a tonguelike organ. This nectar is their primary source of energy. Pollen is sustenance for both adult and larval bees, as it contains protein and other nutrients necessary to their survival. Bees possess an organ that converts nectar into honey, which is collected, depending on the species, inside the hive or bee colony.
Vasia is trying to attract me...
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"Opposites are not contradictory, but complementary."
Niels Bohr
As the temperature outside has climbed closer to three digits, I started thinking about how I wish for ice or snow on days like these. The more I thought about it, I found I agree with Niels Bohr's statement.
Some of the pleasure in sharing quotations here is my love of learning about the people who spoke those words. You might want to check this link out if you are so inclined.
Peggy’s Point attracts a myriad of photographers due to its stunning setting. Here evening light, after sunset, brings out a glow in the rounded, weathered, granite rocks and lighthouse.
Sarakiniko beach in the island of Milos is a volcanic location that attracts many influencers. The lady in red was posing for another photographer early in the day. I took this image at 105mm from the opposite side of the rocky beach.
What attracted me to this scene was the jubilation and excitement of the young tourists there particularly so when they were all back lighted...
"The colorful and whimsical cathedral seems to be alive and part of the elatedl crowd of tourists. Their clothes and shadows seem to match the colors of this unique architecture. What a fantastic capture. "
A review by flickr friend/connoisseur Gertrud Klopp
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
This photo was taken at the Letaba rest camp in the Kruger National Park. The camp is situated on a sweeping bend of the Letaba River, midway between the southern and northern boundaries of the Park.
In winter the gardens are a riot of color, with several species of Aloe and the Impala lily in full bloom.
The Aloes attract a variety of birds, including the Collard, White-bellied, Marico and Scarlet-chested Sunbirds, Crested Barbet, Black-headed Oriole, Black-eyed Bulbul and Red-winged Starlings.
I’ve always been rather attracted to this Papermate propelling pencil because of its transparent barrel and the details of the spiral mechanism for extruding the graphite. Oh, and the colour… So I could hardly resist when the spiral topic came around again for Macro Mondays.
A bit of a rush job though - one take and then a patch-up in the processing. Had I had more time I think I would have used a tripod and focus stacking (or a different lens). Ah well…
This is vaguely what I intended, or at least an inch and half of it anyway. The full pencil is more interesting :)
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Macro Mondays :)
This beautifully coloured Butterfly
Could possibly attract your Eye
It landed safely on this Flower
And lost nothing of its Power
This might be slightly psychedelic
Its Take Off looks a bit angelic
You know this Butterfly so well
It is a colourful Tortoiseshell
(Caren)
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Tortoiseshell butterfly on a buddleia, tweaked saturation, brightness and contrast to the max and uploaded for
ƒ/4.0
108.0 mm
1/160 Sec
ISO 100
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Spoon and Fork met on the dancefloor. The chemistry was instantaneous.
For Smile on Saturday's #"spoon and fork" theme
Eriksberg Shipyard; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriksbergs_Mekaniska_Verkstad
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden. It is situated by Kattegatt on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 570,000.
Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony in 1621. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years`War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the river Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries
Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca.
It's a pretty herb and one that has medicinal purposes. Its essential oil is also used in perfumes and as a flavouring for vermouths, wines and liqueurs. Clary sage also attracts pollinators such as hummingbirds and butterflies so I'd say this is is an all-around winner.
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