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Georgi is the best cat ever! She is sweet, adaptable, and goes everywhere with us. A typical year for her includes 2 trips to France and multiple trips between England and Wales.
Following on a previous post of a raven, I wanted to give some attention to the coyote in Native American tradition. I saw this individual on a recent trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, patrolling the marshes among the flooded fields filled with sandhill cranes, snow and Canada geese, and several species of dabbling ducks.
Like ravens coyotes are often given credit for being wise and clever, though their roles in Native American traditions vary considerably, including tricksters, creators (e.g. stars, fire, and daylight), healers, and omens of major events. In the Diné/ Navajo culture of the southwestern U.S. coyotes play major roles in traditional stories, including the creation story of Earth (along with badger) and makers of mountains. They have been described as princes of chaos, troublemakers, and exponents of irresponsibility as well.
Coyotes are truly adaptable, with a life history well suited to taking advantage of human development. They are omnivores, consuming everything from small mammals, insects, seeds and fruit, to old boots. My favorite story of their ability to live with humans involves the coyote who walked into a Quiznos sandwich shop in Chicago on a hot day, heading over to a refrigerator of drinks to cool down. The police showed up and escorted him to less urban surroundings, but not before the workers at the Quiznos named him Adrien.
The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits.
Crowned lapwings prefer short, dry grassland which may be overgrazed or burnt, but avoid mountains.
The crowned plover opportunistically forages on a wide variety of insects, but mostly ants and termites. These insects are often extracted from the dung of large mammals. They feed mainly by surface pecking as opposed to digging. One curious feeding habit of all plovers, which has not fully been analyzed, has been called foot paddling or foot trembling. The plover stamps the ground with its foot. Worms mistake the noise for the pattering of rain and burrow up to the surface where they are eaten by the plover.
This lovely Lapwing was captured during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics. It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduced into a habitat it spreads rapidly; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) in altitude.
Wikipedia: The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill, which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "large beak") and it is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow. It can also be mistaken for a common raven.
The Kniphofia above all for its particular appearance (tropical plant par excellence) can surprise for its adaptability as a garden plant. Originally from central-eastern and southern Africa, it is a herbaceous plant of the Liliaceae family. It is easily recognizable by the tubular flower panicles, which appear between June and September on the long stems of the plant. The colors of the flowers vary according to the species.
Widespread and familiar (though often called 'crane'), the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland rivers or lakeshores, or flying high overhead, with slow wingbeats, its head hunched back onto its shoulders. Highly adaptable, it thrives around all kinds of waters from subtropical mangrove swamps to desert rivers to the coastline of southern Alaska. www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-blue-heron
A few chaffinch facts...
It has been noted that Chaffinches have regional accents, with slight differences in the typical song depending on where in the country the bird lives.
It is Britain's most adaptable bird, as it can be found from the parks of central London to the woodlands of northern Scotland. Their population is calculated to be over 6 million in the UK.
Many colonialists introduced the chaffinch into other countries, ranging from New Zealand to South Africa, and in less enlightened times they were kept as song birds. Their eyes were deliberately burnt out by "owners" as it was considered that sightless birds sang more sweetly.
Female chaffinches tend to migrate farther in winter than males.
Chaffinches only have one brood per year, raising around four young, on average.
The correct pronunciation of chaffinch is really charf-finch, as this bird takes its name from the chaff that was used in the nosebags of working horses. The chaffinches fed on the spilt chaff, which is why you tend to see them on the ground beneath a bird feeder, picking up the dropped seed that other birds have discarded.
This guy was keeping an eye on me as I filled my bird feeders. One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. Native to Eurasia and northern Africa, it has succeeded in urban and farming areas all over the world -- including North America, where it was first released at New York in 1851. Tough, adaptable, aggressive, it survives on city sidewalks where few birds can make a living; in rural areas, it may evict native birds from their nests.
I posted a shot of this owl while she was incubating; last weekend I checked the nest again and was happy to see two little fuzzball chicks.
The two adult owls are not habituated; they don't like people. I managed only five shots before his one flew off the nest, after which I left. I've been hoping she would get used to my car, but... nope!
This is so rare, to be able to shoot a Great Horned Owl nest at eye level from my vehicle on a lonely rural backroad. In fact, it's a first for me. As a species, these owls are quite adaptable: they frequently occupy old barns, sheds, and abandoned houses, and often accept human proximity. I kind of admire this individual for choosing the most remote location possible, and I'm trying not to take the rejection personally :-)
Note some of the recent additions to this nest: a piece of bone, a non-owl feather, a fan belt... GH Owls are not known for their interest in home improvement, but obviously these birds are independent thinkers. In an owlish way...
Photographed along a remote backroad in southwestern Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The Dominion Observatory (1902), a blend of Romanesque Revival and Edwardian Classicist styles. Carefully planned by the founding scientists, the functional design of the building’s research facilities originally accommodated the requirements of a small scientific department and has proven to be adaptable to new uses.
The Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportunism; it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste. In functional terms, the spotted hyena makes the most efficient use of animal matter of all African carnivores. The spotted hyena displays greater plasticity in its hunting and foraging behaviour than other African carnivores; it hunts alone, in small parties of 2-5 individuals or in large groups. During a hunt, spotted hyenas often run through ungulate herds in order to select an individual to attack. Once selected, their prey is chased over a long distance, often several kilometres, at speeds of up to 60 km/h.
This very cute Spotted Hyena pup was sitting close to it mother eating close to their den and was captured on Photography Safari during a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
La Mémé (La Maison Médicale, The Medical House) is the most famous building of Lucien Kroll (born in Belgium in 1929). Lucien Kroll was asked by university students to design their campus in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (east of Brussels). It was the late 1960ies: the students and university staff were actively involved in the design process, collectively deliberating about the architecture of the buildings and metro station –so as to produce an architecture that was thought to be adaptable by its users over time.
The random nature of the facades is deliberate. The colour and location of window frames were decided by playing cards. This random nature is meant to reflect a more spontaneous and evolving architecture, as the one of favelas that Kroll considered more « inhabitable » than many new towns designed by famous architects.
Although it may appear as somehow in bad state through the picture, the place is still full of life…
Music Matters to me because Music is my life.. the lyrics are my story. It transcends everything. It is the backing track of the movie starring US. It is evocative, provocative, innovative. Its adaptable. One song can mean so many different things to so many different people and yet, it bonds us, brings us together....It helps us to celebrate our victories and console us in our sorrows.
Music Matters is a group of SL Musicians & Music Lovers who come together once a year to raise money for children's music education thru "Spread Music Now". Im so very happy to be able to lend my voice to this cause this year! If you are interested in this charity, either thru t-shirt sales, donating time, talent, or straight donations.. please see AllieKattz in world, or leave her a message on FB here: www.facebook.com/MusicMatters16/
The Jerdon's Bushlark has a large range in south-east India and Sri Lanka and has proven adaptable to a variety of open habitats up to a maximum elevation of 1500 m. It has no clear facial pattern with no distinct eyebrow and a short tail with a big, heavy bill.
This is the EF-80 MULE by Incom. Nicknamed by many as the E-wing (a nod to the OLD EU as the E-wing was to supersede the x-wing)
(Note the name style is a mix of arc-170 and the z95 headhunter previous incom fighters)
The EF(endurance fighter)-80 MULE is incoms latest multi role fighter given the name Mule because of the stubborn nature of the fighter.
With the new republic looking after its loyal systems the need for hyperdrives on fighters was no longer needed in the new republic as they already had encampments set up in the regions. What they needed was long haul patrol fighters. The Mule is fitted with sublight engines (similar to mando’s N-1) instead of a hyperdrive. Fast straight line speeds s-foils will close (especially during sublight travel) s foils open for more manoeuvrability.
Energy distribution management and energy efficiency were incoms main focus and improvement from the x-wing series. This caters too the long distance sublight patrols of the new republic.
Stepping further into the role of an endurance fighter, incom fitted the mule with 8 shield generators. This starfighter is built tough! Fitted with highly efficient shield generators across its wing spans and tail, with two bigger heavy duty shield generators front and centre. (These are symbolised by dishes, 2 big central, 4 smaller on the wings and a pair of smaller on the rear. () the reason it’s fitted with so many is for variable Shield distribution and strength due to its superior energy management system.
The vents behind the astromech are the main heat exhaust vents. Like the x-wing and arc-170 before it, the mule has opening foils to help in shedding further heat from sheild generators, laser weapons and engines. They also double the efficiency of the energy distribution, allowing for quicker energy changes, from weapons to shields to engines. Adaptability is at a new level.
Armaments have not increased but changed to be more adaptable. There is still tracking torpedos/missiles, space for 6 total. It has a pair of closer range laser repeaters (Bars top of the wing close to center are like iron sights) These rapid fire repeaters are typically used for closer range engagements like dog fights. Repeaters are fitted close together like on a tie for pinpoint accuracy at closer ranges.
The cannons on the outer wings are similar to the arc-170s wing tip cannons. With the cannons being so far out on the wings aren’t so accurate at closer ranges, more so suited to med to long engagements. (dark blue grey ski poles are the targeting array).
Astromech is there for repairs and to pilot while the resistance pilot rests on long trips. The cockpit has a 270 degree view. This extended view helps pilots monitor the engagement and gives them the ability to see and adapt to the situation easier.
Such a big fighter with so many variable systems to manage can be tiring on a rusty or an unseasoned pilot. The mule takes a fair amount of time to truely finesse a seasoned pilot will really show you how it’s done. This is true starfighter pilots weapon. Great in anyone’s hands but exceptional in the right hands.
Markings along the tail and edges of the hull are squad numbers this is green 4.
Note: the engines from the rear create an X when a-foils are in ‘attack position’
And a shot from above makes somewhat of an E shape… E-wing…. :P
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Two of the species within the genus Erythroxylum, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense, both native to South America, are the main source of cocaine.
Cocaine is produced from the leaves of this plant.
Erythroxylum novogranatense is native to Colombia and Venezuela. Unlike Erythroxylum coca, it tolerates non-acidic soils and it is more adaptable and easy to grow.
The berries are not harvested or used commercially, as the leaves of the plant are the primary source of cocaine.
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Accepted: 22/07/2025
Bartholomew Island
Galapagos
Ecuador
South America
The heron is standing on a lava field. Another image of this bird can be seen in the first comment section.
The great blue heron is the most solitary and mysterious bird of the Galapagos. They are generally seen wading ashore pounds or ocean entries, spearing fish with their sharp beak.
This bird is native to the Galapagos and many other American regions. Their size is about 1.4m (4.5ft), one of the largest herons on the islands, living up to 15 years. It breeds at any time of the year and lays 2 to 6 eggs usually on mangrove branches or rocky patches, where they can be safe from predators. They incubate for about a month and two months later, chicks can survive on their own.
They are carnivores and feed mainly on small fish, but can also feed on crabs, rodents, insects, lizards, marine turtle hatchling, and other small birds. In the Galapagos they are rarely hunting birds; they usually fish in shallow water and prefer to do it at dawn or dusk.
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a species of rodent mammal in family Caviidae. It is included in the same group of rodents to qualify as Lowland pacas, agouti, Brazilian guinea pig and guinea pig. Occurs throughout South America and the Andes in habitats associated with rivers, lakes and marshes, at sea levels up to 1300 m in altitude. Extremely adaptable, it can occur in environments highly altered by humans.
It is the largest rodent in the world, weighing up to 91 kg and measuring up to 1.2 m in length and 60 cm in height. The coat is dense, reddish to dark brown in colour.(Wikipedia)
One of the more adaptable lemurs of Madagascar, mostly because they're really not fussed with what they eat.
Often coming down from the trees to feed, I was able to capture this one at my level in some nice-dappled light. I found this variety of brown lemur in the spiny south of the island the most photogenic due to the striking face stripe and those bright brown eyes.
The great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Wikipedia
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The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. This species is named for the yellow patch found on its neck. Males of this species have been noted to have spurs on the back of their legs.
It has been noted that this bird is most active at dawn and dusk. The bird is also noted to be very adaptable, it can continue to live in land after agriculture begins, it only leaves lands when heavy human occupation begins.
The call of a yellow-necked spurfowl is a series of scratchy descending upslurs, up to seven in a series. Male yellow-necked spurfowl often call while standing on top of mounds of earth or rock, often termite mounds.
This beautiful male Yellow-necked Spufowl was photographed singing to its mate sitting on a bush during a late evening game drive in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
The Little Egret is a graceful, small white heron with a slender black bill, long black legs, and striking yellow feet. Known for its elegant plumes during the breeding season, it frequents shallow waters where it hunts fish, amphibians, and invertebrates. Once rare in the UK, it began breeding in Dorset in 1996 and has since become a familiar sight along southern coasts and wetlands. Its delicate appearance belies its adaptability, making it a successful colonist across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia
The great blue heron can adapt to almost any wetland habitat in its range. It may be found in numbers in fresh and saltwater marshes, mangrove swamps, flooded meadows, lake edges, or shorelines. It is quite adaptable and may be seen in heavily developed areas as long as they hold bodies of fish-bearing water.
“Not all the creatures will be excited by the sunrise.”
― Kamaran Ihsan Salih
In almost every part of the world, the Dragonfly symbolizes change, transformation, adaptability, and self-realization. The change that is often referred to has its source in mental and emotional maturity and understanding the deeper meaning of life.
To the Japanese, it symbolizes summer and autumn and is admired and respected all over, so much so that the Samurai used it as a symbol of power, agility and best of all, Victory. In China, people associate the dragonfly with prosperity, harmony and as a good luck charm.
生命
Adaptability
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The boardwalk to Benar beach, it stretches out onto the sandy shores of the beach.
There are pebbles also, at the end of the walkway.
Benar beach dune system is an impressive
coastal landscape famous for it's wealth of wildlife and specialised plants that vary from season to season.
It is designated as a spot of special scientific interest. The dunes being one of the most adaptable ecosystems in the UK.
You can see many wild flowers, birds, plant life,
with orchids and sharp sea rush.
The waters are teeming with, plaice, flounders,bass and dogfish.
The distinctive red-brown fur and long bushy tail of the fox are a familiar sight almost everywhere in the British Isles. Foxes are intelligent, adaptable mammals, opportunistic, with unfussy palates, and they make use of a wide range of habitats, including those of towns and cities. They are social animals, living in family groups of a breeding pair, together with cubs in the spring, and sometimes other subordinate juveniles and adults. The latter are usually young born the previous year and help with the rearing of cubs, feeding, grooming and playing with them. Each group occupies a territory, which is marked with urine and scats. Dens (called ‘earths’) may be dug in banks or make use of (disused or occupied) badger setts or old rabbit burrows. In urban areas, favoured sites for dens are under buildings or sheds, and in overgrown gardens and cemeteries.
Foxes hunt and scavenge with keen senses of smell and hearing, and probably use the latter to locate earthworms, which can make up a large part of their diet.
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Beavers are so adaptable, this family lives close to a big highway…Almost all territories along the river Isar and its adjacent creeks are already inhabited by beavers. Munich, Germany
The Cerberus - named so for it's three bulbed viewscreen up front - is the standard issue American dropship and short haul troop transport. It has adaptable, VTOL style thrusters and is easy to fly in open space and atmosphere both but come unstuck during an attack on the 'undercity' of Yystret IV shortly after it's rollout to the USEF.
Up until this mission the Cerberus had a faultless operational record, but the USEF special forces were overconfident in it's ability to operate in the confines of a half-buried city. In reality, the three ships had to drop their troops two klicks from their target and this exposed the SEAL team to enemy fire and a hostile approach. The vessels were fired upon and one crashed whilst trying to remain on station during the mission, whilst the remaining two struggled to reach the landing zone for evacuation.
The manufacturers were quick to shift blame onto poor tactical decisions for this outcome but such a warning did little to prevent a slowdown in military orders. The USEF built the mission into their virtual combat training protocols as a challenge for graduating pilots to prevent and escape; most candidates fail and are marked on how well they deal with catastrophe.
Several updates were issued to software and hydraulics to improve reliability into the Fourth Age and the Cerberus sees use with the US Marines and some of the boarding and landing forces of the USEF. Although the stock version is unarmed, it is nimble and armoured enough to survive in heavy fire zones with the right type of escort.
Mala Mala Game Reserve
South Africa
Black-backed jackal photographed while scratching its leg. .
The black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a canid native to two areas of Africa, separated by roughly 900 km.
One region includes the southernmost tip of the continent, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. The other area is along the eastern coastline, including Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia. It is listed by the IUCN as least concern, due to its widespread range and adaptability, although it is still persecuted as a livestock predator and rabies vector.
Compared to other members of the genus Canis, the black-backed jackal is a very ancient species, and has changed little since the Pleistocene, being the most basal canine alongside the closely related side-striped jackal. It is a fox-like canid with a reddish coat and a black saddle that extends from the shoulders to the base of the tail. It is a monogamous animal, whose young may remain with the family to help raise new generations of pups. The black-backed jackal is not a fussy eater, and will feed on small to medium sized animals, as well as plant matter and human refuse. - Wikipedia
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The first sign of the Chinese Zodiac is the Rat which represents Wisdom. Those born under this sign are very intelligent and highly adaptable in any environment. They are practical, ambitious, quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp, funny and loyal to their pack. The Rats can be greedy, devious, stubborn, and too eager for power.
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Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) are characterized by their gray to rosy brown backs, gray limbs, and dark gray heads and necks, with tails featuring 13 alternating black and white bands. Unlike most lemurs, they spend 40% of their time on the ground, moving quadrupedally.
These primates, known as the "gardeners of the forest," play a crucial role in seed distribution and plant pollination. They inhabit southwestern Madagascar, living in arid areas and forests within territories of 15 to 57 acres (0.06 to 0.2 square kilometers). Ring-tailed lemurs live in groups of 3 to 25 individuals, with females being dominant. They are territorial and communicate through vocalizations and facial expressions.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the ring-tailed lemur as Endangered (IUCN, 2018). Despite their adaptability, they are severely impacted by deforestation in Madagascar, primarily due to sapphire mining, which leads to habitat fragmentation. This isolation from resources and other lemur groups significantly contributes to their endangered status.
• Ring-tailed lemur
• Lémur colianillado, lémur de cola anillada, maki de cola anillada
Scientific classification:
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Strepsirrhini
Family:Lemuridae
Genus:Lemur
Species:L. catta
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Introduced to the southern states of Australia in the 1860’s this unassuming bird has now established itself in many of the country’s states and territories #resilient #adaptable
The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a widespread bird of prey found throughout Europe and parts of Asia. It is a medium-to-large raptor with broad, rounded wings and a short, fan-shaped tail, making it well-suited for soaring flight. Its plumage varies greatly, ranging from dark brown to much lighter, almost white tones, which can make identification tricky. Common buzzards are highly adaptable and can thrive in a variety of habitats, including woodlands, farmlands, and even urban areas. They primarily feed on small mammals like voles and rabbits but will also eat birds, reptiles, and carrion. Known for their distinctive mewing call, buzzards often circle high in the sky, using thermal updrafts to glide effortlessly. Their population has increased in many areas thanks to legal protection and changes in land use.
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White’s Treefrog: White’s treefrogs, also known as dumpy frogs, or even just green treefrogs, live in a wide variety of habitats in Australia, from dry forest, to grasslands and swamps. These frogs are so adaptable, that they are even found around human habitation, hopping onto porches and verandas, into people’s homes, and even breeding in water tanks and lavatories! In North America, this species is commonly kept and bred in captivity as pets.
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いつもふと目が合うこの子のことを僕は「ことり草」と呼んでいる
それはまるで木の小枝にことりたちが集まって楽しくおしゃべりしているみたい
今日はそのさえずりのボリュームがいちだんと大きく感じたのは
家ごとどこか遠くに吹き飛ばされてしまうかと思った春の嵐が過ぎ去った直後だから
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[original ver.] a song after the spring storm
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Straw-necked Ibis
Scientific Name: Threskiornis spinicollis
Description: The Straw-necked Ibis is a large waterbird with a naked black head, long downcurved black bill and yellow throat plumes. It has a glossy blue-black back, with metallic purple, green and bronze sheen, a white nape and sides of neck and white underparts. Its preference for grassland insects such as grasshoppers and locusts have earnt it the name of Farmer's Friend.
Similar species: The strawlike neck feathers distinguish the Straw-necked Ibis from other ibises. When flying, it has a white body and black wings, while the Australian White Ibishas a black head with white body and wings.
Distribution: The Straw-necked Ibis is found across mainland Australia. It is vagrant to Tasmania and is also found in Indonesia, New Guinea, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.
Habitat: The Straw-necked Ibis prefers wet and dry grasslands, pastures, croplands and swamp or lagoon margins. It is rarely found on coastal shores, mudflats or mangroves and is generally less adaptable than the Australian White Ibis.
Seasonal movements: Highly nomadic, moving in search of suitable habitat.
Feeding: The Straw-necked Ibis feeds mainly on terrestrial invertebrates, especially grasshoppers and locusts. It will also take frogs, small reptiles and mammals. It forages by probing or takes prey from the surface of water bodies. It is rarely an opportunistic scavenger, unlike the Australian White Ibis. The Straw-necked Ibis has been called the Farmer's Friend, because it eats crop pests such as grasshoppers and locusts.
Breeding: The Straw-necked Ibis forms large breeding colonies, often with Australian White Ibises. The low nests are large trampled platforms of reeds, rushes and sticks over water, often blending together to form one continuous platform, and are re-used over many years. Both sexes build nests, incubate eggs and feed the young.
Calls: Silent away from nest; grunts or croaks at nest and hoarse rolling calls in flight: 'u-u-uh'.
Minimum Size: 59cm
Maximum Size: 76cm
Average size: 68cm
Breeding season: August to January in south; February to May in north
Clutch Size: Two to five, usually two to three.
Incubation: 25 days
Nestling Period: 35 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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In the heather at Higher Hyde Heath nature reserve.
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The silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue. P. argus can be found across Europe and east across the Palearctic, but it is most often studied in the United Kingdom where the species has experienced a severe decline in population due to habitat loss and fragmentation.
P. argus engages in mutualism with ants that contribute to the butterflies' reproductive fitness by providing protection from predation and parasitism from the point of egg laying to their emergence as adults. P. argus adults emerge at the end of June and beginning of July and engage in flight until the beginning of August.
The butterfly is adaptable to different habitats and is found in heathland, mossland, and limestone grassland. Tending towards a sedentary lifestyle and typically flying less than 20 metres (66 ft) a day, P. argus maintains a small radius home range. Their habitats lend themselves well to both foraging and egg laying as the host plants are ubiquitous in all three environments they occupy.
Saturday project at our kitchen, my wife baked her delicious rolls........... P1110320
The recipe:
50 gram yeast
7oz melted butter
7 Tablespoon lukewarm water
1 egg
A half Teaspoon of salt
One Teaspoon of sugar
500 gram wheat flour
500 gram wholemeal
Melt butter in 37 Celsius water put in the yeast and the egg. Mix all the dry parts and stir to a adaptable dough. Let it adjourn in 30 minutes. Cut the dough in little parts, roll to a roller. Let it again adjourn in 30 minutes.
Cook in the owen at 225 Celsius for 15 minutes.
Hope it taste - Have a happy Sunday my friends.
New post incoming for the sinful MODA! Featuring two items that can be found at the MODA Mainstore! Firstly "[MODA] Lydia Bikini Set" This wonderfully textured Bikini comes in a great array of patterns/colorways as well as body sizes, adaptable to the gothic style as well as others.
Next we have the "[MODA] Jenifer Lips: Bloody" these lipsticks are stunning texture ways and they also come in a clean version for those that don't want the bloody mouth look!
Taxi to the MODA Mainstore:
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Taxi to the MODA Marketplace:
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To see more shots and close ups as well as a list of items used in this post see my main blog here:
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The distinctive red-brown fur and long bushy tail of the fox are a familiar sight almost everywhere in the British Isles. Foxes are intelligent, adaptable mammals, opportunistic, with unfussy palates, and they make use of a wide range of habitats, including those of towns and cities. They are social animals, living in family groups of a breeding pair, together with cubs in the spring, and sometimes other subordinate juveniles and adults. The latter are usually young born the previous year and help with the rearing of cubs, feeding, grooming and playing with them. Each group occupies a territory, which is marked with urine and scats. Dens (called ‘earths’) may be dug in banks or make use of (disused or occupied) badger setts or old rabbit burrows. In urban areas, favoured sites for dens are under buildings or sheds, and in overgrown gardens and cemeteries.
Foxes hunt and scavenge with keen senses of smell and hearing, and probably use the latter to locate earthworms, which can make up a large part of their diet.
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In Explore 02 February 2021 #215
Sie wachsen im "Garden of Vulcan", einem Gartenkabinett geschaffen vom britischen Landschaftsarchitekten Tom Stuart-Smith, in dem sich die Vegetation nach dem Ausbringen von Sämereien selbst organisieren sollte. Im Lauf der Jahre wurde der Pflanzenteppich immer üppiger. "Zuerst wachsen Pflanzen, die flexibel und anpassungsfähig sind. Später kommen die Bäume, in deren Schatten sich Tiere ansiedeln können. Die Tiere erschaffen ein Netz aus Schneisen in die neue, üppige Vegetation. Erst dann entstehen die Hütten.
So beschreibt der englische Landschaftsarchitekt Tom Stuart-Smith den Vegetations- und Besiedelungsprozess der Erde. Doch natürlich konnte der Mensch sich der Landschaft nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bemächtigen: Ihm half der römische Gott Vulcanus, dessen Geschichte der Gestaltung des Gartens zugrunde liegt." Diese, von mir allerdings stark gekürzte, Beschreibung findet sich auf der Homepage der Gärten der Welt.
www.gaertenderwelt.de/gaerten-architektur/internationale-...
They grow in "The Garden of Vulcan", a garden cabinet created by the British landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, in which the vegetation was supposed to organise itself after sowing seeds. Over the years, the plant carpet became increasingly lush. "First, plants grow that are flexible and adaptable. Later, trees grow and animals can live in their shade. The animals create a network of trails in the new, lush vegetation. Only then do huts appear.
English landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith describes the vegetation and colonisation process of the earth. Of course, man could not take over the landscape without outside help: He was helped by the Roman god Vulcan, whose history provides the design concept of the garden. Immerse yourself in the world of mythical fire and experience an extraordinary abundance of flowers of all colours." This description, though greatly abridged by me, comes from the homepage of the Gardens of the World.
www.gaertenderwelt.de/en/gardens-architecture/internation...
Birch species are generally small to medium-sized trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate and boreal climates.
Extracts of birch are used for flavoring or leather oil, and in cosmetics such as soap or shampoo. In the past, commercial oil of wintergreen was made from the sweet birch, Birch buds are used in folk medicine.
Birch bark can be soaked until moist in water, and then formed into a cast for a broken arm. The inner bark of birch can be ingested safely.
Birches have spiritual importance in several religions, both modern and historical. In Celtic cultures, the birch symbolises growth, renewal, stability, initiation and adaptability because it is highly adaptive and able to sustain harsh conditions with casual indifference.
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Although the breed is a dual-purpose breed, more important than milk and meat production is the fighting readiness of these cows, which is why they are also called fighting cows. Although the stocky cows are very peaceful towards their owners, they show a very pronounced territorial behaviour towards other cows, because the cattle have a very fiery temperament. The animals are very adaptable to harsh climatic conditions and mountainous, so they are very suitable for alpine grazing. The bulls are often used for meat production because of their strong muscularity for crossbreeding with other breeds.
"The Coastal Carpet python is the single largest snake species encountered throughout the Brisbane and Ipswich regions. It is non venomous and represents one of two pythons species found in the south east corner.
The Carpet Python is a large, heavy bodied snake with a highly variable, mottled & blotched pattern and color. Mostly white to cream on the underside, the head is distinct from the neck. A specimen recorded by Snake Catcher Brisbane from Pine Mountain, Ipswich measured in at 3.9 metres and 14.5 kg! The largest reliable record for the species comes in at 4.2 metres in length.
A highly adaptable species it occupies all habitats from rainforest, wet sclerophyll forests and dry woodland through to suburban backyards and the periphery of highly disturbed farmland. It’s ability to not only persist in the highly modified suburban and rural environment but to thrive throughout, makes the Carpet Python the most commonly encountered snake for residents and subsequently snake catchers. The parallel proliferation and success of native mammals and introduced rodent species in these modified environments has provided feeding and refugial resources at every level for the Carpet Python.
Although active on occasion by day, The predominately nocturnal habits of Carpet Pythons facilitates the stealth and ambush type predatory modes it incorporates when actively seeking its next meal. The preferred prey of this species changes with respect to size of individual animals with juvenile carpet pythons feed predominately on skinks and small rodents such as introduced mice. Sub adult specimens target larger mammals such as rat species, smaller flying foxes, caged birds, guinea pigs and Ring-tailed Possums."
Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) have gray to rosy brown backs, gray limbs, and dark gray heads and necks. Their tails feature 13 alternating black and white bands. Unlike most other lemurs, ringtails spend 40 percent of their time on the ground. They move quadrupedally along the forest floor.
Known as the “gardeners of the forest,” these primates help to distribute seeds and pollinate plants within their ecosystem.
They inhabit southwestern Madagascar, living in arid areas and forests within territories ranging from 15 to 57 acres (0.06 to 0.2 square kilometers).
They live in groups of 3 to 25 individuals, with females being dominant. Groups are territorial and communicate using various vocalizations and facial expressions.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the ring-tailed lemur as Endangered (IUCN, 2018), appearing on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Despite their adaptability, ring-tailed lemurs are seriously affected by the ongoing deforestation in Madagascar. Much of this is resulting from increased sapphire mining activity, which requires clearing vast areas of land.
The reduction of forested areas has confined them to isolated patches, something known as “habitat fragmentation”. Being cut off from resources and fellow lemur groups significantly contributes to their status as an endangered species.
• Ring-tailed lemur
• Lémur colianillado, lémur de cola anillada, maki de cola anillada
Scientific classification:
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Strepsirrhini
Family:Lemuridae
Genus:Lemur
Species:L. catta
Lemur experience - Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura
La Lajita, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
Raucous Black-headed Gulls are common sights and sounds across much of Europe and Asia. The head is actually dark brown rather than black in summer, molting to dusky white in winter. This highly adaptable species breeds in freshwater wetlands and winters in sheltered coastal areas..
Ravens are large, intelligent birds that are part of the crow family. They have black feathers, sharp beaks, and distinctive croaking calls. Ravens are known for their intelligence and problem-solving skills, which are comparable to those of some primates. They are also highly adaptable and can be found in a variety of environments, from forests and deserts to cities and coastlines. In many cultures, ravens are associated with death and the afterlife, but they are also seen as symbols of wisdom, prophecy, and good luck. Whether soaring high in the sky or scavenging for food on the ground, ravens are fascinating creatures that continue to capture the imagination of people around the world.