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The last few weeks my Bruce has not been walking very well, after seeing our vet, who put him on Metacam, he is doing really well and now he manages a small walk each day :))
For those of you who don't know about Bruce, Bruce is 13 years old, we got him from the rottweiler rescue trust, he was nearly 3 yrs old, he had been nearly starved to death and cruelly treated, he had to have several operations before he could eat normally. he was afraid of everything and when he got scared he would just try and run to safety.
Yes of course he had loads of behavioural issues and I suppose the worst was he is not sociable with other male dogs, but he has alway been a big teddy bear with people and loves children. (okay before someone comments on that, no he can't eat a whole one :)))
Thank you everyone for all your kind messages and get well wishes for Bruce,
Take care, stay safe and have a wonderful weekend !!!
Family: Apidae
I came across this rather small bee along a wooded path leading up to Bannerdown Common. I don't know the reason for holding this position on a leaf (Cardamine bulbifera) and appearing to present itself in a rather exposed fashion.
If someone does know, please do share!
Very please to announce that for the third year in a row I've had some good news from the BWPA awards. Two more Highly Commended to add to my two category wins and other two highly commended images.
Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra - London, UK - One of my favourite parts of spending spring by the local lakes and rivers is the never ending territorial battles of coots. Yes I know it's two coots again in the same category but I hope you'd agree, this is much much better than my previous coot image in BWPA. One of those days where it all came together and then I'd to rush down the pub to meet my mates with all my camera gear for the six nations. From memory it was England Wales too which is why it was so important.
Both my 2012 photos are on the Telegraph website today and maybe a few others as the day goes on:
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9528356/T...
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9528356/T...
Well done to all those finalists and thank you once again to Maggie for organising the competition, now in it's fourth year and going strong.
Exhibition starts next week with the website carrying a picture from last year by yours truly
Scientific name : indopadilla sp
Family : Salticidae
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This mallard carried this dead frog and dropped it near the waters edge.
After a little research it seems Mallards do eat frogs with females hunting them and the drakes often stealing there catch, the meat helps sustain them during nesting.
At last, a different bear! Leaving the World's Coolest Bear for today, we take a look at a lithe and limber male in his prime. Having long legs can be useful in many ways, which obviously includes bridging streams that other bears cannot. Btw, Ms Cool Bear hates this guy, as he is bigger than her and also a fish thief. But in the struggle to survive, there is no right and wrong - at least among animals - and he is merely using his physical gifts to best advantage.
Notes: We had names for each of these bears, but my feeling is that Mel has the copyright on those. She has far more experience with these particular bears than I have, and being able to identify individual bears and have some idea of their behaviour was really helpful from both a photographic and safety standpoint. We had to give some of the bears extra space. Some were to be trusted more than others. Every time a new bear arrived on the beach, I would ask her, "Who is this?" If she said, "Georgina", aka Cool Bear, we knew we could relax, but if it was "Brutus", we'd have to remain alert, as he was the alpha bear that would chase all the other bears off the beach and then turn his attention to us. Very interesting to see them as unique individuals, rather than the generic "bear" of brief roadside or back country encounters!
Photographed on the wild coast of British Columbia (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
During the wet, cold weather we've had, they've mainly been just going in and out of the feeding box. I had to rearrange the lay out with bricks due to a cat getting in.
Earlier I did manage their courting behaviour which lasted continuously all night.
It's been an unusual month weatherise and maybe this has caused my garden visitors to react the way the have?
Well this is about the nearest I'll get to an Easter Bunny as a seasonal upload. I photographed this one high on the moors of the Peak District a week or two back. The behaviour of individuals varies enormously. Some will run off if they see a human within 50m but some will allow you to approach within a metre or two, instinctively relying on their inappropriate camouflage.
The population of mountain hares in the Peak District were introduced there from Scottish animals during the nineteenth century. Their diet is mainly heather, but they will eat grasses, rushes and almost any other plant that grows on the high moors.
"I understand the concept of humor. It may not be apparent, but I am often amused by human behaviour."
- Seven of Nine -
Malcolm is celebrating his 70th birthday today. And he will be running at the 700th Banstead Wood parkrun. Earlier this week he celebrated being married for 47 years.
Sevens all around. That's why he has chosen to visit the Seven / 7 Group today.
Happy birthday Malcolm!
Live long and prosper.
Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship Voyager.
In order to reverse the assimilation proces of Annika by the Borg the majority of the Borg implants are removed. One of the major remaining pieces of Borg technology remaining is the cortical implant above her left eye.
Never saw this behaviour before, what they usually do is hide but this one was different.
What I was doing was photographing a Little Blue Heron that was in back of the Turtle when he just came up to look to see what I was doing. It;s a comical and whimsical and the detail in the shell under water I thought was pretty good and hope you all like it and get a little chuckle, and the same with the one underneath this one, thank you all.