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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..
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 Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies. A member of the Artamidae, the Australian magpie is placed in its own genus and is most closely related to the black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi). Currawongs have yellow eyes, whereas Magpies have red-brown eyes and Butcherbirds have very dark brown, almost black eyes. It is not, however, closely related to the European magpie, which is a corvid. The adult Australian magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm in length, with distinctive black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings. The male has pure white feathers on the back of the head and the female has white blending to grey feathers on the back of the head. With its long legs, the Australian magpie walks rather than waddles or hops and spends much time on the ground. Described as one of Australia's most accomplished songbirds, the Australian magpie has an array of complex vocalisations. It is omnivorous, with the bulk of its varied diet made up of invertebrates. It is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range. Common and widespread, it has adapted well to human habitation and is a familiar bird of parks, gardens and farmland in Australia and New Guinea. This species is commonly fed by households around the country, but in spring (and occasionally in autumn) a small minority of breeding magpies (almost always males) become aggressive and swoop and attack those who approach their nests. S20N_1015
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!
Score! A Common Tern hits the water and comes up with a small fish. The fishing was good at this location, so I had lots of chances - also a good thing, because I missed most of them. Fast? These birds are fast! But they were tolerant, too, of a discreet human presence (sitting, or lying back against some comfy rocks for extended periods). A great day for the terns and for me.
When I was a kid, in my early and mid-teens just before I was old enough to drive, I would ride my bike alone along trails through the woods near my home in Quebec. In my twenties, in BC, I discovered wilderness backpacking, and often hiked alone into remote places. It isn't that I reject human company; far from it. But I appreciate solitude, especially in wild places, and that is what makes Saskatchewan so perfect for me at this late stage in my life: there are few remaining places where one can be alone.
I don't have to worry about whether this person will allow his dog to run the wildlife, or that family will leave a bunch of litter in their wake, or this bozo will decide it's a good idea to skip rocks across the water directly in front of me while I'm trying to photograph water birds. Fewer people means fewer conflicts and/or less necessity to try to educate people about behaviour in natural areas. For example, no bear jams. Admittedly, no bears. But twenty years ago when I started hanging out in prairie places, I was astounded to discover how much wildlife thrives here. It's Canada's best kept secret. Sshhh!
Photographed at Lonetree Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
This species is a migrant that breeds locally in Ottawa. Here, a female gathers nest-building materials from a wetland. These are the previous year’s Spotted Jewelweed branches.
Though the females can, in the right light and with the right colouring, warrant the French name for the species, this creature was much subtler. Her behaviour though was quite something. She used this material to weave in the nest some fifty metres away.
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 ; )
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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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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.
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Welcome one and all to the magnificent mysterious and often fantastical tour of the mind belonging to me... Today I am wanting to talk a little about change, and as this is a place for me to talk about, what ever I want... because it is my blog, and not yours... this is what we will be rambling around this afternoon.
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Behaviour and TraitsNo Hibernation: Unlike marmots, they remain active underground all winter.Haypiles: They cut and cure grass during the summer to store as winter food.Social Network: They live in family groups and share extensive burrow systems.Predators: They are a crucial food source for the local Little Owl population
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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.
A close-up of this spider exhibiting the strange behaviour. Probably fair to say in normal circumstances I doubt I would have been able to get so close and take a long exposure shot.
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These two wild turkeys were locked in quite the battle.One of them would charge the other then end up with almost the whole head of the opponent down its throat then run around jostling and shoving and pushing and jousting for the longest time then back off and do it all again. I've never seen this behaviour before. I'm guessing it's some form of territorial challenge. All the other turkeys in the flock seemed wholly oblivious to the battle even though they were pretty much in the middle of the fray.
We were exceptionally fortunate to encounter two young male leopards. The length of the grass made the photography difficult and spoiled many opportunities for great images of these beautiful but very elusive cats.
Leopard Panthera pardus
The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
The leopard's success in the wild is due to its well camouflaged fur; its opportunistic hunting behaviour, broad diet, and strength to move heavy carcasses into trees; its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe and including arid and montane areas; and to run at speeds up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph)
This image was captured close to the Grumeti River, Serengeti, Tanzania while on photo safari with CNP Safaris. www.cnpsafaris.com
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A male Small Blue (Cupido minimus) grabs some fleeting sunshine on a small bramble leaf at Pleasley Pit country park near Mansfield. This was my third trip to enjoy the second brood at the site, this time without heavy rain showers. This second brood has been going on for over a month and there were still quite a few about, including some fine freshers. As well as their eastern epicentre they were present over a lot of the park; all around the upper ponds and even a mating pair in the dragonfly field at the south.
The boring perch is indicative of an apparent behaviour change in these latecomers. The first brood and the start of the second were quite gregarious, happy to fly together, perch in the open and even land on the photographer. These were quite cautious and skittish, nearly always landing low down in complex vegetation. It's as if they knew that safety in numbers was over.
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These huge boulders are called glacial erratics ... dropped here like this eons ago when the glaciers that covered the island during the last ice age melted.
This is not really erratic behaviour for erratics, since it is not uncommon to find them perched in precarious places such as this. These are up on top of the Annieopsquotch Mountains. I have a photo on my photostream taken from the other side. A photo that really is an optical illusion. This one is a straight on photo taken just today.
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