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I watched this black bear for quite a while as he was forging for food and digging up grubs and later got a drink of water then he went over to a tree and backed up against it stood up on his back legs and begin to scratch his back on the tree. Check me out on Facebook.com
On Explore #249, August 12, 2008
This could be much better but it is the best I could get, after chasing this fella around the yard for several minutes. And it's my first butterfly shot, ever....
Gardesn by the Bay: 22/11/2022: An after work visit to the Meadows at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore to see the family of Black-winged Kites and their three young ones proved to be very fruitful. Whilst we were unable to catch the transfer of food, this juvi got his usual rodent dinner and flew to a low perch to eat
Rynchops niger
A few days ago we spent some time with the Black Skimmers out at Rollover Pass. The light was fairly low and the sky overcast but the water was calm and reflections looked great so we all clicked away and I think we walked away with some interesting shots. Here is one of my favorites.
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Another couple of photos of the black redstart from the other week It was great to be able to spend time with this confiding bird
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Taken Jan 24, 2015 in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
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The Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike builds a small nest in "Y" on a branch. Tiny sticks and cobweb are the major elements.
No fancy sides or adornments. The young sit down in the nest and generally are unseen.
The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, which is found across Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger, which are found in open areas; and L. platythorax, which is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies contain a single queen.
Lasius niger colonies can reach in size up to around 40,000 workers in rare cases, but 4,000–7,000 is around average. A Lasius niger queen can live for up to 29 years[2] the longest recorded lifespan for any eusocial insect. Lasius niger queens in the early stages of founding can have two to three other queens in the nest. They will tolerate each other until the first workers come, then it is most likely they will fight until one queen remains. In certain circumstances, it is possible that there can be multiple queens in a single colony if they are founding somewhat near each other and eventually their two tunnels connect.[citation needed] Under laboratory conditions, workers can live at least 4 years.