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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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it did not matter where i got the tern would not come any closer so distant but another first for me
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.
Adult.
Species: Ciconia nigra.
Location: Greece.
Black storks have the widest geographical range of any species in the stork family (Ciconiidae). They are found throughout the Palearctic, from Spain to China during the nesting season. In autumn, individuals migrate south to South Africa and India to overwinter.
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I watched a group of five newly fledged Chickadees checking out the underside of leaves looking for insects. They all had that method of feeding down and were quite successful in finding a few insects.