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Some really nice visitors to a local reserve including a pair of Redpolls, unfortunately I couldn't get any shots of the female on this occasion.
From their behaviour I was able to anticipate her turning around to kiss him, so I stood there, camera ready and clicked when that happened.
For a long time, I wasn't able to make up my mind whether to keep the picture in colour or black and white. After all, my preference for photos has always been about the colours and lights.
In colour besides the couple the beautiful lights and bokeh in the background would be apparent as well. In black & white, the emphasis on the couple is stronger.
Having gone back and forth between colour and black & white many times, I have finally decided the picture should be all about the couple in their beautiful moment, and not the lights nor colours.
Found on the path near the pond at Woods Mill - really large, are these hornets or queen wasps? What are they doing? Fighting or mating? They did now move much and were not distracted by me standing over them.
ID as European Hornets (Vespa crabro)
Witnessed some interesting behaviour!
First photo is a close up of the new fox.
In the second photo you can see Casp in the background.
Third photo you can see Caspian showing submissive behaviour towards the other fox.
Fourth photo the other fox showed more submissive behaviour to Caspian. It even licked his snout and it's ears went right back.
Caspian obviously knew this fox. The main photo was taken while Caspian was a metre away from me and the other fox was on my drive way. And after a few minutes a third fox came who didn't even see me and ran off immediately as it saw the foxes.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America. In European waters it can be distinguished from the Common Shag by its larger size, heavier build, thicker bill, lack of a crest and plumage without any green tinge. In eastern North America, it is similarly larger and bulkier than Double-crested Cormorant, and the latter species has more yellow on the throat and bill. Great Cormorants are mostly silent, but they make various guttural noises at their breeding colonies.
Many fishermen see in the Great Cormorant a competitor for fish. Because of this it was nearly hunted to extinction in the past. Thanks to conservation efforts its numbers increased.
Cormorant fishing is practiced in China, Japan, and elsewhere around the globe. In it, fishermen tie a line around the throats of cormorants, tight enough to prevent swallowing, and deploy them from small boats. The cormorants catch fish without being able to fully swallow them, and the fishermen are able to retrieve the fish simply by forcing open the cormorants' mouths, apparently engaging the regurgitation reflex.
In North Norway, cormorants are traditionally seen as semi-sacred. (wikipedia)
There are many Cormorants that fish along the shoreline of Dublin Bay. This adult was coming into the base of the east pier, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.
"_ I use alcohol or drugs before entering a feared social situation"
_ If I attend a social situation I stay only a certain length of time
_ I'm likely to avoid eye contact
_ I'm likely to set other conditions on attendance such as staying close to certain "safe" people or staying in a certain place
_ I frequently try to distract myself by daydreaming or thinking about other things
Other: _____"
Ring-billed Seagulls. The female is whining & circling the male. I had no idea that he held a present for her!
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As a white stone draws down the fish
she on the seafloor of the afternoon
draws down men's glances and their cruel wish
for love. Slyly her red lip on the spoon
slips-in a morsel of ice-cream; her hands
white as a milky stone, white submarine
fronds, sink with spread fingers, lean
along the table, carmined at the ends.
A cotton magnate, an important fish
with great eyepouches and a golden mouth
through the frail reefs of furniture swims out
and idling, suspended, stays to watch.
A crustacean old man clamped to his chair
sits coldly near her and might see
her charms through fissures where the eyes should be
or else his teeth are parted in a stare.
Captain on leave, a lean dark mackerel
lies in the offing, turns himself and looks
through currents of sound. The flat-eyed flatfish sucks
on a straw, staring from its repose, laxly.
And gallants in shoals swim up and lag,
circling and passing near the white attraction;
sometimes pausing, opening a conversation:
fish pause so to nibble or tug.
Now the ice-cream is finished,
is paid for. The fish swim off on business:
and she sits alone at the table, a white stone
useless except to a collector, a rich man.
The breeding behaviour of kestrels is a fascinating process that typically takes place in spring and is strongly influenced by their adaptation to human settlements as building-nesting birds. Key aspects of their breeding behaviour:
Breeding season: The breeding season usually begins in late March to early April.
Nest location: As building-nesting birds, they use niches in church towers, old buildings and high-rise blocks, or readily accept nest boxes. They do not bring in nesting material, but use the existing substrate.
Clutch & egg-laying: The female usually lays 3 to 6 eggs at intervals of one to two days.
Breeding behaviour: The incubation period lasts around 28 to 30 days. During this time, the female incubates the eggs almost exclusively, whilst the male provides her with food.
Rearing: After hatching, the chicks are kept warm by the mother (brooding), whilst the male hunts. After about four weeks, the young falcons leave the nest, but are often still fed for some time afterwards.
Kestrels are site-faithful breeders and often return to the same nesting site. Their main food source during the breeding season is small rodents.
One of Greater Manchester Police’s dedicated anti-social behaviour vehicles at work on the streets of Stockport.
The Force recognises that anti-social behaviour can blight community life and is dedicated to effectively policing the problem.
The vehicle’s distinctive livery is designed to be a highly visible deterrent to would be culprits and they are fitted with video surveillance equipment.
For more information about Neighbourhood Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
Greater Manchester Police has praised the behaviour of visitors to Manchester during a weekend of sport in the city.
On Friday 20 May 2016, the Great City Games saw a number of athletes compete in various events on a purpose-built athletics arena in Albert Square and track on Deansgate.
The following day (21 May 2016) saw Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to win the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium, with a number of fans watching the match in public venues throughout Greater Manchester.
The weekend extravaganza concluded on Sunday 22 May 2016 with over 30,000 lining up to take part in the Great Manchester Run before England defeated Turkey 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in a UEFA Euro 2016 warm-up match in the evening.
The events saw tens of thousands of visitors to the city centre, creating a buzzing and carnival-like atmosphere.
Assistant Chief Constable John O’Hare said: “This has been a fantastic weekend for Manchester and the atmosphere in the city has been superb from start to finish.
“It was great to see so many pictures of smiling faces and people having a good time and I hope everyone who has visited the city this weekend will be going away with some great memories.
“I would like to thank everyone who has played a key role in ensuring that the weekend has been successful.”
For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit www.gmp.police.uk
To report crime call police on 101 the national non-emergency number.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
By doing this capillary flow experiment in space we discovered several surprising mechanisms of fluid behaviour. Important for 1000s of industrial processes.
Bei diesem Kapillarexperiment haben wir sehr überraschende Verhaltensweisen von Flüssigkeiten entdeckt. Wichtig für tausende Industrieprozesse auf der Erde!
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Sunseekers newest offering, the very sexy looking Preditor 68.
Seen near Dor Drecht in Holland on the Rhine. We were returning to the UK after the Düsseldorf boat show.
Phill and I quite often split up when we go out photographing as we tend to go for different things. And quite often something unusual will have happened during his absence. So when he returns, I say "you never guess what you missed" and then show him the evidence. This was taken at Dungeness back in the summer and it is the second time he has 'missed' the action when he has been off photographing old buildings and boats down there. This is the second photoshoot I have seen there, so it must be a popular place used by agencies
See below for the last time I witnessed a photoshoot on the beach
Not only was he caught doing this bad behaviour - but I managed to get a photo! He certainly does not look remorseful ;)
On a side note, it looks like my foster dog Lacey has found a forever home! Will know for sure tomorrow.
Pretty quiet at Cromwell Bottom although I spotted these Mallard Ducks on a small pond, at first they weren't too keen on my presence but after a short while when they knew I wasn't a threat they carried on there feeding and preening sessions and allowed me to get pretty close.
Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve.
This male swan was getting very agitated as he felt the family 'next door' were too close to him and his nesting wife. The fact that a fence divided them made no difference as he tried to bite his way through it
I've been stopped and questioned for around 20 mins this morning (01/04/09) under Code D of the PACE act. I received a 5090X form for the Police to "investigate suspected crime/disorder/anti-social behaviour".
My "suspected crime"? Taking this picture of the Royal Bank of Scotland building and a news crew outside. No police visible in the shot. Where's the crime?
Her'es the form they handed me, see if it makes sense to you? www.flickr.com/photos/piersmason/3410180254/