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When our holiday cottage in Norfolk mentioned Little Owls, I was sold. These were in a disused bit of the farm 50 metres away, and I didn't waste any before asking the farmer if I could setup a popup hide. So, holiday sorted. On this particular day, the owls had perched quite close to the hide and I had to crawl to it through stinging nettles (cue sleepless nights with stinging legs). It did however allow for some amazing Little Owl watching. Including this from an adult, who was overheating and therefore opening its mouth and panting to try and cool down.
An uncommon bird that is endemic to the forests on the Western coast of India. It has a remarkable migratory behaviour - the bird migrates from the lush forests of the western coast to other woody areas of South India during winters. In many ways, this behaviour is very uncommon, but not rare - there are few more birds that demonstrate such a behaviour.
It is resident of the Malabar region (western coast of India), is of the thrush family, and known for its whistling calls. The whistles are like that of a young boy whistling - they are so easy to miss and could be thought of as catcalls if the bird is not known. The colors are quite interesting too. The bird is found in thick woody areas often foraging on the wet soggy ground where it hunts insects. I had seen and shot this a few times now, but the shots were not satisfactory. This sighting was quite a surprise sighting.
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...after you smell your own bottom.
Little Africa was grooming herself and was at the bathroom end when she got a whiff of, well herself.
"The flehmen response is an animal behavior in which the animal curls back the upper lip. This exposes the front teeth and gums of the animal. This is actually a means through which the pheromones and certain scents are transferred into the vomeronasal organ."
I love behaviour shots , common , but a great pose :o)
Its my thing :0)
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Mallotus villosus, know in eastern Canada as capelin, breed on the stony beaches of Newfoundland each summer. They 'roll' up onto the beaches on the incoming waves in massive numbers to lay their eggs, after which they catch the next wave back into the ocean.
However, some do get stranded too high on the beach. The fish will then flip and flop to try getting back down to where the water is. Some fail. There are three basic techniques they seem to use. Some will twist/roll. Others employ a 'moonwalk' technique where they undulate their bodies, tail first, down the beach. They will also pivot on their nose, as shown in this image.
The fish prefer to breed on beaches with smaller gravel, like this one. All the little whitish/brownish balls you see, that looks almost like sand, are eggs, but the individual in the photo is a male so it only contributed the milk that contains the spermatozoa that fertilizes the eggs. The males develop stronger colours on their back and enlarged pelvic fins. Females are more silver/white on the sides and will have a swollen abdomen due to all the eggs. If conditions are not right, they will also breed off-shore.
The photo isn't the best, but does illustrate most of the points noted above.
A juvenile northern giant petrel was walking up the gravel covered rise next to a glacial stream when it went past this loose cluster of king penguins. The interaction was minimal and the reaction was subdued, but the penguins paid attention. One stood up vocalized a bit and there was some slight head bobbing, too.
Noori's drink limit is 2. We know now. Duncans is 12.
Mine is 0. Just like my tolerance for stupid behaviour! :P
The big fella from Richmond park, London, a while back, cropped in heavily, and black and white. He was a magnificent Red deer stag, cervus elaphus, here staking his claim to the area and all it's hinds (females). Great to see and hear !
Snapped this fella in the back garden, a male blackbird (Turdus merula) feasting on holly berries, he would dive in the bush and jump around like a banshee, and then emerge with a berry, perhaps the holly leaves were a bit sharp, but he stuck at it though, must have been worth it as he cleared it of all the berries over a couple of weeks. East sussex, UK.
Holly berries are important and great late winter food for birds, especially blackbirds and thrushes.
"Complexity characterises the behaviour of a system or model whose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules, leading to non-linearity, randomness, collective dynamics, hierarchy, and emergence.
The term is generally used to characterize something with many parts where those parts interact with each other in multiple ways, culminating in a higher order of emergence greater than the sum of its parts. The study of these complex linkages at various scales is the main goal of complex systems theory.
The intuitive criterion of complexity can be formulated as follows: a system would be more complex if more parts could be distinguished, and if more connections between them existed." (WP)
"La complexité caractérise le comportement d'un système ou d'un modèle dont les composants interagissent de multiples manières et suivent des règles locales, conduisant à la non-linéarité, au hasard, à la dynamique collective, à la hiérarchie et à l'émergence.
Le terme est généralement utilisé pour caractériser quelque chose comportant de nombreuses parties, où ces parties interagissent les unes avec les autres de multiples manières, aboutissant à un ordre d'émergence supérieur supérieur à la somme de ses parties. L’étude de ces liens complexes à différentes échelles constitue l’objectif principal de la théorie des systèmes complexes.
Le critère intuitif de complexité peut être formulé ainsi : un système serait plus complexe si plus de parties pouvaient être distinguées et s'il existait plus de connexions entre elles. » (WP)
Bearded Tits (male and female) develop their full plumage to coincide with their pair bonding / display behaviour - which itself coincides with a change to a more reed seed based diet.
This includes a pink chest blush on the male - which isn't so obvious during the rest of the year.
Taken in Norfolk before the rains set in.
The Flehmen response (also called the Flehmen position, Flehmen reaction, flehming, or flehmening) is a behaviour whereby an animal curls back its upper lips exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed and then often holds this position for several seconds.
It may be performed over a site or a substance of particular interest to the animal (e.g. urine or faeces) or may be performed with the neck stretched and the head held high in the air.
Flehmen is performed by a wide range of mammals including ungulates and felids.
The behaviour facilitates the transfer of pheromones and other scents into the vomeronasal organ located above the roof of the mouth via a duct which exits just behind the front teeth of the animal.
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
syncerus caffer
kafferbuffel of Afrikaanse buffel
buffle d'Afrique ou buffle noir des savanes
Afrikanischer Büffel
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Snapped this acrobatic grey squirrel getting a drink the hard way, dangling from a fallen tree over a stream that runs into one of my local parks, Sussex, UK
The English name of this insect is derived from the shape and behaviour of the caterpillar. The head and thorax are distinctly more slender than the rest of the body and, this can be said to look like an elephant's trunk. When alarmed, the caterpillar pulls its head into its thorax which then looks swollen; this causes the two pairs of eye spot markings at the front end of the body to become more prominent. This gives the impression of a large false head, a defensive mechanism thought to make the caterpillar look snake-like and unappetising to predators.
Since the caterpillars do most of their feeding at night they often go unnoticed until fully fed, when they crawl off the food plant and look for somewhere to pupate. At this stage the caterpillars may be found on lawns or garden paths as they seek a place where they can burrow into the soil.
This insect overwinters as a pupa and emerges in May of the following year as a large (wing span 62-72mm) pink and olive green moth. Like most moths the adults are night-flying and so often go unseen unless attracted to light.
I've no idea what's going on in this pic, other than the awesome behaviour of nature and what's going on inside the camera — particularly the strobe-like artefacts, but mostly the bounce!
a drop of rainwater from a drainpipe into a water butt outside Rob's
This egret isn't taking off to fly it is jumping up and down, trying to drum up some lunch in the shallows of the estuary. I was mesmerized watching it run around in a circle, flapping and jumping from one spot to another. I have only ever seen them slowly 'stalking' their dinner. Sorry the photos are dark but it was a really grey day with little light.
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windy day; both parents swimming alongside and trying to keep cygnets between them while taking it in turns to dip for food
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Snapped this Jackdaw recently collecting nest material from a Red deer Hinds ear. The Hind (female) was very obliging, maybe putting up with the Jackdaws actions as they also remove unwanted creepy crawlies from the deer's fur.
It wasn't really nesting season when this was going on but Jackdaws are birds of persistent behaviour that often keep a desired nesting hole going year after year, and will keep it in tip top condition through out; their persistent behaviour trait in action.
Was also a lovely autumnal day with some nice light, great to see !
Taken Richmond park, London, Canon R7 and sigma 150-600
Cormorants were once entirely coastal in habits but we have seen an increasing trend for inland breeding, a behaviour first documented here in the 1950s.
Our population is made up of birds from two different races, one of which – the continental race – is responsible for the colonisation of inland waterbodies. Cormorants make use of regular roosting sites, with some individuals remarkably faithful to these over time.
The expansion inland has brought the Cormorant into conflict with commercial fisheries and anglers, and the presence of these birds has not been welcomed by all.
I only managed a snapshot of this interesting behaviour. I wasn't sure if these were two males, facing off, or a courting couple?
The infamous lone tree at Llyn Padarn. We arrived 45 mins before sunrise to find ourselves 4th in the queue! There was one tog who'd firmly planted his tripod in prime position and refused to move! I despise that behaviour.... So here's my favourite image from Padarn albeit it slightly off centre....
While technically not a good image, I think it is interesting because one of the young birds has a toe of the hovering adult in its mouth. And the youngster was closing its beak on the toe. Likely a natural reaction to feeling the pressure of the toe on its mouth.
A "fungused" fly in the characteristic pose on a golden foxtail grasshead.
This fly has been infected by the fungus Entomophthora muscae. This fungus specifically affects the fly's brain and changes its behaviour. It makes it climb to the top of the plant where it dies and the fungus then sporulates (which can be seen in this photo) .
The highest point is best for the fungus as it lets the airborne spores get the best release. The airborne spores can transmit to other flies by landing on them but interestingly it can also transmit more directly when male flies attempt to mate with deceased females infected with the fungus.
Anyway, I hope everyone's FlyDay is going better that this fly's one!
The Cranberries - Zombie
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Explore #480 Well after about 45 days we finally got a sunset of any note. I looked out the window and squealed when I saw it, it was such an unfamiliar, yet comforting sight ;)
There is a series of new advertisements on the television here at the moment. They are about (un)complicating your life, (un)stressing (un)winding and generally putting more (un) into your life.
It goes on to say.... does it really matter if for one night in the week the kids have toast for dinner, or the floor does not get mopped for a few days (weeks...lol) but that is is more important to (un)wind...
I am really liking these ads for some reason, and I am not a TV ad junkie kinda gal. lol But the message there is solid and (un)deniable.... we do need more (un) in our life.
So what things do we need to (un) up in our day to day routines?? that will make our lives less (un)comfortable and more (un)deniably wonderful lol ...
see I am liking the (un)'s
Is it ok to sometimes say well I am sorry, but I am (un)able to do that.....and more importantly be (un)affected by that choice.
Can we just let ourselves be (un)armed and let go....and not have to have everything planned and in order...
I certainly do not think that that is (un)attainable :) In fact I think it is definitely not (un)relalistic to want that for ourselves sometimes.
If we have learned this behaviour of always having to DO, can it be (un)learned?
I do think this could (un)lock some of the daily stresses if we just let go sometimes and be a little more (un)neurotic lol Because are we really being the best we can when we are (un)rested, (un)happy and (un)fulfilled?
So here is to getting some more (un) in your life. I would like to be more (un) encumbered, (un)wrinked and (un)even lol just to name a few......
How about you...? What would you like to (un) ?
Think about it lol I promise it wont be to (un)comforting....
So here is to an (un)eventful Saturday , a (un)caring Sunday and a (un)Mondayitis Monday lol :) Car (ok I made unmondayitis up- sue me lol )
Today's Carsounds - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjD29CMNux0
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It can happen to anyone, from any walk of life.
20 years ago I had a career that I was incredibly proud of, saving lives, I had a home, mortgage, car and disposable income. I was confident and, even though I hate to blow my own trumpet, I was incredibly good at the work that I did.
I was, however, bullied, harassed, abused, belittled and ostracised by management and many colleagues in a toxic environment where this behaviour had spread like a cancer. This went on daily for 13 years. I thought that I was 'ignoring' it and just knuckling down in my work. I didn't know, until it was too late, that this was damaging both my physical and mental health.
After some time off due to a stress breakdown I returned and the bullying turned into a witch hunt. They succeeded. My mental and physical health had been destroyed. I was wrongly advised to resign by a union that had representatives embedded in management. I was too unwell to pursue any means of recompense.
Losing my career lead to my first Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy attack. This one was nearly fatal.
I have suffered from Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) for at least 20 years as a direct result of this. Only finally receiving help for the condition last year after years of medical denial because the establishment at the time did not understand the connection between non-life threatening instances and PTSD despite mounting evidence. Thankfully it is much better understood today.
The bullies took my career, my confidence, my identity, my physical health, my mental health and now they have taken my relationship and my home. My ex being unable to cope with my PTSD and reacting to it in a way that was making it worse in a cycle that just destroyed our relationship.
Now, unable to work and unable to claim benefits for the moment, unwell, terrified and struggling at times to cope with basic life things, I am facing this horrendous situation that is so daunting there are times that my thoughts go to a very dark place.
I never imagined any of this would happen to me. I was on top of the world back in the early 2000s. The best time of my entire life.
Maybe I deserved this. Maybe I did something terrible in a former life. I don't know. I can't make sense of it.
I don't want to give up just yet. I want to fight back. I just have so little actual physical support. PTSD can cause isolation. Distrust. Withdrawal.
I have lost my few best friends since moving to Scotland for numerous reasons outside of my control. My family are 300 miles away and offer just loving thoughts. I am on my own.
On Friday I will be completely on my own for the first time in 20 years. This time without the confidence and abilities I had back then. I have to try and find them but without safety, comfort and familiarity I face an impossible task. It can take monumental effort just to cook a simple meal. PTSD is a terrible thing to have.
I am sharing my story as I don't know when or how I will return to Flickr.
Photography has been my recovery. My saviour from PTSD. An adrenaline kick from street photography, the excitement of the edit when you return home. Sharing my photographs with you and taking time to enjoy your photographs. The Flickr routine has kept my sanity and been an important part of my day for years now. I fully intend to return but the odds are against me at least for the moment.
Some of you wanted to help by donating towards the expensive Internet costs I will face in temporary housing.
I hate asking for help but please know that I am incredibly grateful for the help that I have received, both financially and otherwise. Just knowing that people care is a help in itself.
If you wish to keep in touch with me via WhatsApp while I am unable to get my PC online then please Flickrmail me your contact details. (bearing in mind that over the next few days my time is limited).
My PC will be packed tomorrow so I may make one more post before I go. I'll make sure it is a happier picture.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I am profoundly thankful for the friendships and acquaintances that I have made here. You are all wonderful, awesome people. Thank you.
Homelessness can happen to anyone.