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I only managed a snapshot of this interesting behaviour. I wasn't sure if these were two males, facing off, or a courting couple?
Marsh Harrier attacking Buzzard which was sitting too close to the Harrier's nest site. Fascinating to watch. The Buzzard eventually gave up and left..
If a mate can't walk on water he will be out of luck.
A combination of up to 20 steps per second, forceful slaps on the water’s surface with splayed feet, and an unusual stride help these grebes defy gravity
Isle Lake
I find this shot of the rather light coloured red deer stag quite amusing... I know why it's doing what it's doing but my 15 year old mindset can't help but think it's just being rather rude to the other deer!
Set of 3 _ Taken at Llanelli Wildfowl & Wetlands reserve in Wales.
Yet another set where I wished I had either a bigger lens or the Magpie would have allowed me to get closer. As a result just records shots although never seen a British bird with a snake before.
It was wrestling with a snake, probably a grass snake and flew off before I could get any closer.
Well, I see my tree trimmer is here. Usually they prefer cedar but they have already trimmed them out of reach. Now they are settling for spruce.
Around our village, people who have cedar hedges surround them with snow fencing in late fall, to stop the deer from eating all the foliage. They even have to double up on the height by joining two rolls. one on top of the other. Burlap wrap doesn't even slow them down, they just chew it off. No one seems to mind though, and accepts it as part of living in an area surrounded by bush and wildlife. The deer are only here in the winter, though.. so not a problem for summer plants.
Most people love watching all the deer and we have people driving by our place slowly to see them.
I made an album cover for cactus island recordings.
This is an awesome compilation with beautiful music inside!
I'm very happy with this work, is very special to me and one of my song is on it.
Released: 16th february, close to valentines day ; )
more info: www.cactusisland.net
Red Fox. Wondered why fox was making this unusual face. Then noticed cat had come into garden for food.
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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Late evening, just finished watching bear and on our way back to Hagensborg, when we saw this guy sitting at the side of the road. From his behaviour gather he was used to people, completely unfazed!
Things are changing within the pride. The girls are growing up and because they are remaining at the zoo and not being moved to another zoo, they needed to be implanted so no inbreeding would occur.
This was the day that happened and Milo was far more concerned about his girls than Misty was.
Both Milo & Kiros walked by the den doors doing their low lion grunts.
It surprised me that the boys were more concerned than Misty the mum.
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southwest, Florida
USA
Osprey viewed in the distance sitting on the top of a tall dead tree.
The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.
As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Three subspecies are usually recognized; one of the former subspecies, cristatus, has recently been given full species status and is referred to as the eastern osprey.
Look for Ospreys around nearly any body of water: saltmarshes, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, estuaries, and even coral reefs. Their conspicuous stick nests are placed in the open on poles, channel markers, and dead trees, often over water. - Wikipedia
To me zoo photography or any sort of animal photography is about knowing animal behaviour and if you know and preempt their behaviour you can ready yourself to what may unfold.
Most animals after they wake will yawn, (like Khumbu here )stretch and maybe shake or they will simply change position. Around their feed times they usually are a lot more active and will often move about their enclosure waiting for their meal, which is another opportunity to get different shots.
Knowing these behaviours and waiting for them pays off.
I put together this triptych to show how the male Pin-tailed Whydah or King of Six uses his impressive tail for his courtship display.
Nature in Focus ~ 500px ~ G+ ~ Redbubble
AK 2017: Katmai N.P. and Preserve. We flew to Mirror Lake from Lake Clark then trekked along Funnel Creek where we spent the day watching and photographing the brown bears. This confrontation was interesting (it happened twice while we were there). The light colored bear caught the sockeye salmon. The more aggressive darker bear came over to check it out and managed to steal it away after a scrimmage. The lighter colored bear looked like s/he was well fed, so this behaviour probably didn't happen too often. (Tight crop)
Flickr Explore 8/13/17 - Thank You!
The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson
Shorebirds of Ireland with Jim Wilson.
Freshwater Birds of Ireland with Jim Wilson
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A mixed bag of a flock containing predominantly Black-tailed Godwit, with Eurasian Teal and Black-headed Gull thrown in for good measure. This was part of a low-tide feeding frenzy at Poolbeg in Dublin Bay recently.