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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This owl flew to get away from me but, surprisingly, looped back and flew right back towards the utility pole near where I was standing. Thus, it apparently forgot what it was doing. It flew right at me until it got very close, realized its error and pealed off, giving me in-close side shots too. I wish that this kind of behaviour were more common.
Mute Swan taking flight on the frozen lake of Saint-Point, Jura, France.
Swan, largest waterfowl species of the subfamily Anserinae, is generally classified in the genus Cygnus. There are around 7 different species of swan found around the world. The size, colour and behaviour a swan individual is largely dependent on it's species and the area in which it lives.
Today swans are a threatened species of animal mainly due to hunting and habitat loss. Pollution (mainly water pollution) is also a major reason as why the swan populations are declining.
Dove and Red-headed Finch.
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Very interesting behaviour - this LEO was hunting at 10AM (and was very successful at it!) Not typical behaviour for a dusk hunter. My hypothesis is that it was taking advantage of the people / dog activity in the local park, what I mean is that because of it’s proximity to a busy trail, dogs in particular spook mice and other rodents. If I was a betting person I’d say this is an example of a hunter adapting to it’s circumstances!
Wer schon mal mehrere Blässhühner auf einem Gewässer sah, hat vermutlich auch das ständige Rivalitätsverhalten der Wasservögel beobachten können.
Anyone who has ever seen several coots on a body of water has probably also observed the constant rivalry behaviour of the waterfowl.
From the "senses" series: Vision
If someone sees something, they react. Cause-effect. According to Pavlov, reflexes could be conditioned. If you don't see, you don't react. But if vision is deprived from you and you know and watch that you don't see because someone doesn't want you to see, you react. Cause-effect.
juvenile marsh harrier (up) squawking at it's mum (down) for the moorhen chick in her claws. I don't know what I was doing with my shutter speed so excuse the quality lol but it shows some good behaviour. I'll be posting the mid air swap from the rear in about a week
Although they are not the only birds to engage in similar behaviour, gannets are famous for "billing" or “mutual fencing.” While it can happen any time both birds from a mated pair are at their nest site, it is quite routine when one bird returns to the nest after foraging for food or nesting material. The two gannets will face each other, often touching and calling. They then shake their heads side to side with their bills clacking together. They often bow, rub necks, and preen each other’s neck before taking up the more mundane activities of nesting in colonies, such as bickering and fighting with neighbors.
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In addition to growing and tending trees with care, my husband makes me laugh. And he grows plants in his partial greenhouse. These are tiny cyclamen that bloom by unfurling their wee petals in an up-swept manner.
Bounced strobe. Thanks for looking. (I left parts of small leaves on the right for context. Should I remove them?)
NB. Taking a Cornell course on bird behavior/behaviour. Less active here now.
Feeding behaviour - Typically forages in shallow water. Often feeds very actively, sometimes running after minnows. May forage by walking forward while swinging its head back and forth with the tip of the bill in the water.
AHP East, Ottawa.
Courtship behaviour of the great crested grebe.
great crested grebe
Haubentaucher
[Podiceps cristatus]
Rainham Marshes, Essex, UK. Spring feels early this year, with plenty of wet and mild weather, and lots of courtship behaviour on display from a wide range of species.
... says Timmy and Daddy agrees :-)
Happy Caturday 22.10.2022 "Behaviour"
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RKO_2650. The Courtship process. Great Crested Grebe project 2021 (#4).
So much fun watching their courtship behavior. Extremely difficult to be at the right place and right time. One moment of inattention and you miss the action! Not perfectly sharp but good enough for now.....
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Surtout, ne m'imitez pas, hein, car ce sont des baies d'if, mortelles en 5-10 min. si on croque dans la graine. Moi, comme je n'ai pas de dents, je l'avale tout rond et ainsi, je ne risque rien !
De nombreux humains et animaux (chevaux, vaches, lapins, etc) sont morts après avoir mangé des baies d'if !!!
Don't make the same as me. These are yew berries. If you crunch the seed, hidden into the berry, you will die very quickly ! For me, as I haven't any teeth, I swallow it without chewing it !
A lot of humans and animals (horses, cows, rabbits, etc) have died after having eaten yew berries !!!
Species: Lanius meridionalis.
Location: Canary Islands, Spain.
Southern grey shrike and Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) are now recognised as different species. Not only do they differ in some plumage details, but also in size, voice, behaviour and favoured habitat.
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A very beautiful and colorful nuthatch found in many parts of the country, but hard to sight unless one knows where to look. After several sightings of various species of nuthatches, I am a bit comfortable in finding them now I suppose.
They are typical nuthatches in behaviour and defy gravity looking for insects, larvae and grub on the tree trunks and branches. The birds are resident in the country and found in deciduous forests often in the upper canopy, but quite possible that they come down to the lower part once in a while. We sighted several of them much to our delight, but shooting them was very challenging due to their size and in the thick canopy.
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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.
I made a quick trip to the nature reserve after work and met this beautiful and friendly girl. After moving to a very photogenic spot on the grass she spent several minutes turning, preening and generally showing off all her best sides for the camera! It was hard to pick a shot in the end :)
First is a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar, next a Soldier Beetle, then a Ladybird and a Hoverfly. Please try viewing large. Thank you....
We spent a week in Tofino, sort of an annual pilgrimage for my husband and I during the shorebird migration... Aside from the shorebird, there is always an amazing number of Bald Eagles in Tofino... More often than others, they are perched in those tall conifer trees that line the beaches.... not the best photo settings unless you brought with you an extremely tall ladder :)
However, if you are an early riser and the tide is low, you might have a chance to catch an Eagle or a family of Eagles on the shores... I wonder why the Eagles hug the shores that way in the early morning at low tide? Are they hoping that the ocean will push on the shores some weak or dead seals that they can feast on? Are they trying to ambush some shorebirds coming to feed? Or are they just like us, fascinated by the sight and sound of those waves crashing on the shores? I am afraid I will need the assistance of the Birders with some "Sherlock Holmes" skills to resolve this enigma.
This being said, no matter what motivate the behaviour, it sure is a wonderful scene to witness!
Not sure what,s going on here.At first i thought the ants were moving their larvae to another location,but the first larvae is clearly a plant hopper nymph! So moving plant hopper larvae for security,or food?
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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!
Stonechats are so photogenic. I love to photograph them at any opportunity. They can often pose for the camera very well and will tolerate a close approach if you are patient and careful. I photographed this one last week while she was very active, trying to avoid the attentions of a male bird, which was chasing her around. I wonder if it was preliminary behaviour prior to attempting a second brood ?
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A closer view of a previous upload, of an adorable male leafcutter bee, probably Megachile centuncularis (patchwork leafcutter bee), feeding on the pollen of a calendula flower in my garden last summer. I often saw these males (and female Megachile centuncularis, which are far easier to ID) at these stunning flowers.