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Dad took a lizard to the nest to show Mum, but then left with it and she followed. This is their normal behaviour, since gifts of food are usually exchanged outside the nest.
Australian kestrel at Callum Brae, Australian Capital Territory, September, 2015.
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This building is the work of two former students of Mies Van der Rohe. It shares the basic concepts put in practice by Mies in many of his buildings, but in this case the structrure is covered by a pronounced, curved skin.
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
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Dione moneta
(The Mexican Silverspot / Pasionaria Mexicana)
Dione moneta occurrs from the southern USA to Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.
This species is migratory in behaviour so can be found in almost any habitat, and at any altitude from 0-3500 metres. It is most frequent between 1800-2800m and is most often encountered in open sunny areas - these typically include riverbanks, rocky slopes, pastures and roadsides - in fact anywhere where there is an abundance of nectar sources. Both sexes nectar at a wide variety of flowers.
www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes - Dione moneta.htm
Laid back, but not very easy going.
During the mating season, male coots will act aggressively towards other males to establish and/or protect a breeding area. One behaviour I've seen lots is running and flapping aggressively towards a rival at high speed. On rare occasion, I've seen them engage in a classic coot fight. I had never seen it up close.
As shown in the photo, they lay back in the water with their wings stretched out behind them. They will then spar with the legs, trying to get an advantage over the other coot. If they can, they will push themselves upright with their wings while pushing the other combatant underwater. Injury or worse is not unheard of.
There must have been something in the water on this day, as the fighting seemed to be constant amongst many different pairs. This behaviour is no longer a rare event for me to witness.
Eared grebes have a variety of interesting bonding behaviours. I'm going to try to describe one of them. This images shows shows a single frame from a sequence (wish I had a video) where the male and female grebe face each other and are slightly puffed up. They vocalize, turn their heads, tilt their heads down and away from each other and do a quick bit of preening on their own neck area, face each other again, turn to the opposite side, and preen again. This is repeated a few times. Quite intriguing.
"Shout it from the rooftops" A pair of puffins, the male letting all around know, the female looking proudly on, at least that's how I saw it, lol.
Puffins mate for life, 20 years and exceptionally up to 30 years, each year returning to the same burrow to reunite with each other.
Love these colourful little seabirds.
A pretty Hoffman's woodpecker is pictured here foraging for food. These birds primarily seek out insects in trees or sometimes on the ground, but will also eat fruit and nectar. All three are present here, but the banana plant's fruit is nowhere near ripe, so that wouldn't be an attraction. Based on behaviour, it appeared it was scouting for bugs.
Hoffman's woodpeckers will hybridize with a couple other species. Some science folks don't consider it to be a distinct species. They are in the minority, it appears, since it has its own entry in Wikipedia and bird ID books.
The robin is on high alert. There was another robin in the garden and he did not like that one bit. So after chasing him around and making him leave the garden he found himself a high perch to stand guard :-). You gotta love them
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
La Ceja, Colombia
Some male birds will bring food to a female as part of courtship to show he can provide for any chicks she may produce. He may simply bring the food for her to eat or in some cases actually transfer it directly to her mouth just as he would to hungry nestlings.
www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/articles/courtship-behaviour-...
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I know that hundreds of Northern Hawk Owl images have been posted, over the last couple of months, but I wanted to share this one as well. I hope that you don't mind.
It shows the behaviour of caching. If prey is abundant, Northern Hawk Owls will take advantage of this by caching food for later consumption.
This owl had caught a vole and flew to this branch. It spent nearly 5 minutes attempting to stuff the vole into the crack of this broken limb. It rotated the vole several times trying to make it fit. Ultimately it was unsuccessful and finally flew off to try another location.
Image created on Jan 8, 2020 west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Image cropped slightly for composition.
Radiohead - „There, There“
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AQSLozK7aA
In pitch dark
I go walking in your landscape
Broken branches
Trip me as I speak
Just ′cause you feel it
Doesn't mean it′s there
Just 'cause you feel it
Doesn't mean it′s there
There′s always a siren
Singing you to shipwreck
(Don't reach out, don′t reach out)
(Don't reach out, don′t reach out)
Steer away from these rocks
We'd be a walking disaster
(Don′t reach out, don't reach out)
(Don't reach out, don′t reach out)
Just ′cause you feel it
Doesn't mean it′s there
(Someone on your shoulder)
(Someone on your shoulder)
Just 'cause you feel it
Doesn′t mean it's there
(Someone on your shoulder)
(Someone on your shoulder)
There, there
Why so green
And lonely, and lonely
And lonely
Heaven sent you
To me, to me
To me
We are accidents
Waiting, waiting
To happen
We are accidents
Waiting, waiting
To happen
www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/blackheadedgull...
Not really a black-headed bird, more chocolate-brown - in fact, for much of the year, it has a white head. It is most definitely not a 'seagull' and is found commonly almost anywhere inland. Black-headed gulls are sociable, quarrelsome, noisy birds, usually seen in small groups or flocks, often gathering into larger parties where there is plenty of food, or when they are roosting.
Overview
Latin name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Family
Gulls (Laridae)
Where to see them
The commonest inland gull, particularly in N England, Scotland and Wales. Large colonies along the south and east coasts of England.
When to see them
All year round.
What they eat
Worms, insects, fish and carrion.
UK Breeding;- 138,014 pairs
UK Wintering:- 2.2 million birds
Characteristics
Black-headed gull (winter)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: black, white, grey
Beak colours: black/dark grey, orange, red/pink
Beak length: medium
Beak thickness: medium
Leg colour: brown, orange, red
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, catches insects in flight
Black-headed gull (first-winter)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: brown, black, white, grey, cream/buff
Beak colours: black/dark grey, orange, red/pink
Beak length: medium
Beak thickness: medium
Leg colour: brown, orange
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, catches insects in flight
Black-headed gull (breeding)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: brown, black, white, grey
Beak colours: black/dark grey, orange, red/pink
Beak length: medium
Beak thickness: medium
Leg colour: brown, red
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, catches insects in flight
Black-headed gull (juvenile)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: brown, black, white, grey, cream/buff
Beak colours: black/dark grey, brown/buff, orange, red/pink
Beak length: medium
Beak thickness: medium
Leg colour: brown, orange, red
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, catches insects in flight
"At not one point did I say I was innocent darling...."
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A large non brood parasitic cuckoo endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. The bird is pretty large - maybe 40-45 cms and is quite famous for its beauty. This is also known as "Lipstick bird" for its reddish beak and beautiful eyelashes.
It habitat is the dry scrub land, forest edges and is often sighted on the ground hunting for insects. The birds are quite shy and behaviours are hard to predict - so it is tough to sight them at the same location again and again.
I was looking for a Common Cuckoo that was sighted in a hilly area, but after an hour didn't find it. Just then this Sirkeer Malkoha landed on the trees on the hill slope and slowed moved up to the edge. There in the sunlight, it preened, spread its wings for almost 30+ mins while I walked around it looking for an unobstructed view. The light was great and delighted at the quality shots!
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WWT Slimbridge - Estuary Tower.
This small falcon is one of the UK’s most familiar and widely-distributed birds of prey, absent only from Shetland, parts of north-west Scotland and central Wales.
Kestrels prefer grassland habitats over which they can hunt for small mammals and small birds. A cavity nester, the species will also use suitable nest boxes, a behaviour that has enabled detailed study of their breeding ecology.
While still widely distributed, annual monitoring data has highlighted a decline in Kestrel numbers, the causes of which remain unclear. In some areas predation by Goshawks has been linked to the loss of local breeding pairs. (BTO).
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This is a bit of a crop and not really sharp, but I wanted to show a few things about these black-browed albatrosses (parent with young).
The nest here is a tall mound of mud and grass with a big bowl on top for the egg/young. You can see the lip in this shot. Black-browed albatross breed once a year, laying only one egg. A young bird takes 7 - 10 years to become a breeding adult. This 'lifestyle' presents a challenge in recovering from population crashes, be they natural (bird flu) or manmade (overfishing/long-lining).
The parents are quite attentive, taking turns to care for the young and spending time grooming the chick. It is amazing how gentle these very large birds are with their tiny offspring.
In this case, the chick is being checked over and groomed, but still has a significant tick infestation on the underside of the beak. There are recesses that provide them a bit of protection from the adult's beak.
I photographed this beauty resting on a bench with her newly cut leaf, at Mill of Benholm, Kincardineshire. I saw a couple of these lovely bees there. One was nesting in a rotten post, and the leaves of a nearby sapling sycamore had lots of tell-tale semicircular chunks missing.
When I posted this on Facebook, Darek Ogrodnik commented that her stinger is out---interesting! I guess that's something to do with her having just laid an egg, or preparing to lay another?
Behaviour:
White-tailed eagles spend much of their day perched on trees or crags, and may often not move for hours. Perhaps up to 90% of a day may be spent perched, especially if weather is poor. Also, they will alternate periods of soaring with perching, especially flying over water or well-watered areas, but do considerably less soaring on average than do golden eagles. Pairs regularly roost together, often near to their nest, either on a crag or tree or crevices, overhung ledges or small isolated trees on a crag.
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Apetlon, Burgenland Austria_7512