Bird Behaviour in Action
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the horbills are quite large birds used to feed on fruit and mainly insects,arachnids and small vertebrates.
but they are not used to kill aduld birds.
in this case an African Grey Hornbill (tockus nasutus) has cought and killed a social weaver.
"a strange behaviour"
Etosha National Park ,Namibia
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Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.
As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Three subspecies are usually recognized; one of the former subspecies, cristatus, has recently been given full species status and is referred to as the eastern osprey.
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A black Swan attacking a Muscovy duck.
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" Early morning mist over the marsh has no effect on the Avocet's behaviour...pairs making claim to the best territory and defending it against all comers "
I was observing a group of sea gulls next to the Yarra River when I took this shot.
I am sure you would have seen these postures and calls before.
I was also curious about these postures and their meanings.
Here you can see two common postures.
The gull in the front is showing the Forward Posture.
As the name implies, this posture is all about displaying a forward motion by holding the body roughly horizontal or slightly diagonally with the neck kinked characteristically.
The tail can sometimes be spread; the bill is either slightly opened or closed.
The Forward posture is used in the following situations:
1) hostile encounters
2) pair formation sequences
3) as a response to a bird approaching in flight
When used in hostile encounters on land, it often includes running towards an opponent, whereas in a pair formation sequence both gulls move parallel to each other
The Gull behind is doing the Mew Call
The Mew call is accompanied by a characteristic Arch-posture in which the head is held down and the wings are held slightly away from the body.
It is usually performed while walking but can be performed while standing, flying, or swimming as well.
The Mew call is used in both aggressive and non-aggressive situations:
Aggressive
1) In defense of food or territory, aimed at an opponent
2 )To attract a mate for support in territory defense
Non-aggressive
1) To attract a partner (also for courtship)
2) To call chicks that have wandered too far from the nest
3) To gather chicks for feeding or after they have been hiding after a disturbance
4) As a nest-relief invitation
5) As a call performed upon landing.
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Dove and Red-headed Finch.
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Golden Spangled French Marans: Poule de Marans Cockerel
(I think...)
This grumpy-looking, handsome boy is the only one of about eight young cockerels left to fend for themselves in the hills, about three years ago.
We can only assume that some lovely person dumped the young cockerels as they had no need of them...Such callous behaviour, I feel, and completely unnecessary! Poor wee souls!
We have been trying to coax him into my friends’ farm where they keep hens and geese. Maybe, one day, he will join the gang.
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“Je suis venu comme orphelin
Riche de mes seuls yeux tranquilles
Vers les hommes des grandes villes
Ils ne m'ont pas trouvé malin...”
Gaspard - Georges Moustaki
Grackles, and some other species in the same family, have the habit of sitting still and pointing their beaks up, like they are surveying the sky. From what I've read, this behaviour is really about establishing dominance during the mating season. He who points higher wins! Don't know if it is really that simple, but it is an explanation.
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I post this photo for the Happy Caturday theme "Behaviour". Generally Sethi's behaviour is that of most outdoor cats, he loves to roam the neighbourhood, to hunt and to fight. When he is at home he is a different cat, quite peaceful and cuddly and he can look incredibly innocent. What always makes me smile is the way he sticks the tip of his tongue out when he is focused on something interesting, this is so typical Sethi.
Happy Caturday !
Birds of prey are fascinating and majestic animals. They can generally be defined as birds that feed on animals that they catch alive. Representatives of these two orders can be found almost everywhere in the world. Although these groups are distantly related, the behavioural and anatomical characteristics they share appear to be mainly the result of parallel evolution.
One of the few species of birds where males and females are both amazingly beautiful. The male has a rich scarlet color plumage while the female is bright yellow as in this picture.
These are predominantly found in the Himalayan belt and much of North East India and a small of part of our neighbouring state. The birds behaviour is quite similar to the other minivets and we sighted them foraging on the upper canopy.
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This resident oriental pied hornbill was eyeing the newly furbished nest of the crested goshawk while his flock was nearby till the other eagle flew back...My first witness of such wildlife behaviour ..
A typical behaviour of Shrikes is to sit quietly on a perch around 3 meters above ground and watch the surroundings. These birds sit for hours like that - just suddenly jump and catch a prey.
Brown Shrikes are migratory birds that winter in India from Northern Asia / China. They are not common as compared to their other cousins, the Long Tailed Shrike and the Bay Backed Shrike which are seen lot more throughout the year.
This particular bird is quite a surprise that it doesn't look anywhere like a Brown Shrike that we are so used to seeing from our state, so we mistook it for a Long Tailed Shrike. But our guide pointed out that this is a subspecies from the Malabar area and hence is looks different. It sat on the same perch for hours together, we waited for it to move and get close which it did.
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Stag frantically digging up mud at the edge of a lake to cover its antlers before dressing them in vegetation. Not sure if this is to impress the ladies or threaten other males in the rut.
Birds of prey are fascinating and majestic animals. They can generally be defined as birds that feed on animals that they catch alive. Representatives of these two orders can be found almost everywhere in the world. Although these groups are distantly related, the behavioural and anatomical characteristics they share appear to be mainly the result of parallel evolution.
Mute Swans display courtship behaviour in late winter with synchronised head dipping and lifting and the pressing together of necks and breasts. I watched the poetry of this beautiful interaction play out amongst a wall of reeds on the water at Mill Dam, Beaulieu.
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First is a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar, next a Soldier Beetle, then a Ladybird and a Hoverfly. Please try viewing large. Thank you....
Plant and they will come!
This is just a record shot (I'd have liked to have gotten more of the wing in focus), as she wasn't for staying still, of the first common blue butterfly to visit my garden last year, after I planted bird's foot trefoil for my 'resident' leafcutter bees, and to attract common blue butterflies.
I was thrilled to watch her lay lots of eggs, which you can see her doing in this photo, all over the bird's foot trefoil ... and what amazing little structures the eggs are too---that's tomorrow's upload!
The sea was very keen on climbing the steps. For a short while I thought that perhaps it was heading for the local chippy, in order to secure a nice large portion of chips and some vinegar. These, I suspected, would go rather well with all the fish and the salt that the oceans are famous for.
It turns out though, that it was just high tide and that this behaviour was quite normal and nothing whatsoever to do with chips.
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The Bathing Pool, Summerleaze beach, Bude, Cornwall.
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A Tyrian Metaltail hovers to feed at a Fuchsia flower, showing some of the colours in the tail that give the species its common name. This quintessential hummingbird behaviour took place at the Ensifera Hummingbird Sanctuary near Cusco, Peru.
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experiencing some behaviour that I have never seen before from young red squirrels. These kits were unafraid of the water and would enter without any fear
Interesting to watch the behaviour of these two birds, the female flapped her wings, indicating to the male that she was ready to eat. He duly obliged and flew to her with a nice meal. Image taken on a trip to Hungary.
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