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This cow didn't like the Carib banner blocking his view of the grass on the QRC roundabout. Thin Cow Fat Cow, Carnival Tuesday, 24 February, 2009
Maclean High School students used satellite tracking as part of a school program to study flying-fox movements and behaviours. It is hoped that the hands-on experience with conducting satellite telemetry and the monitoring of flying-fox movements gained from this project will give students a fascinating and accessible introduction to cutting edge wildlife biology research and bring an educational focus to the outstanding natural resource that is on the School’s doorstep. Solar-powered satellite trackers will be attached to four flying-foxes as part of the study of flying-fox movements. The tracking devices were donated by Microwave Telemetry Inc’s “PTTs for Schools Program” (proposal attached), which aims to create opportunities for students to experience wildlife research projects first hand. While students will not be handling flying-foxes, they will have the chance to get involved with all aspects of field work including mist netting, recording body measurements, and closely observing attachment of the satellite trackers whilst the flying-foxes are under sedation. Students will also be involved in monitoring local flying-fox numbers and will regularly download, analyse and map satellite telemetry data as well as writing a collaborative article on the project. .
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The ‘Maclean High Bat Tracking Project’, (or “Flying-fox Diaries”) is a joint venture with the School’s science department, myself (flying-fox biologist) and the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH – Kelly Roche). The project is also being supported by Valley Watch, Wildlife SOS, and Clarence Valley Council..
Photos taken between 9/10 May 2012 at Clarence Estuary Reedy Creek Nature Reserve, Yamba NSW Australia.
PHOTO: Debrah Novak
Letting kids leave their pacifiers hanging from a tree seems odd to me. I wonder how many parent have to buy new ones pretty soon ;)
Bumblebees are endearing and familiar insects. Their animated behaviour and deep buzz as they fly from flower to flower makes them a delight to watch.
Sadly though, our bumblebees have been declining because of changes in agricultural practises that have largely removed flowers from the landscape, leaving the bumblebees with little to feed upon. Most UK species have declined greatly in recent years, and two have become extinct in the UK since 1940.
There are around 250 species of bumblebee in the world, and most of these are found in the northern hemisphere, although South America has a few native species, and New Zealand has some which were introduced from Britain.
In the UK there are 24 species of bumblebee but only eight are commonly found in most places. Bumblebees are found in a variety of habitats and most people should be able to attract them to their gardens if they have the right kinds of flowering plants.
Some species are less common and are only found in a few locations. For example, the Great yellow bumblebee is now only found on the north coast and some islands of Scotland. This species previously had a wide distribution throughout the UK, but habitat degradation has seen its numbers decline dramatically in most places.
Lucie Pagatti's bad behaviour
The translation won't be accurate because of all French canadian swear words which are only church words, so have no punch in english. I'll do my best though... Ok I translate them HA ! Ha!
1. Tabernacle, it's rainning ordeal. You couldn't open the door sooner sacrament ! It's freezing hell christ.
2. Damn's tabernacle what's your problem chalice there's no food damn. I'm hungry christ.
Phil: Oh Lucie your so beautiful that you make my heart melt.
Lucie: Hey tabernacle. Let me go! I will kick your ass Damn !
Val: You philou, you take Lucie Pagatti outside.
Lucie: Damn's tabernacle of christ's chalice that's boring here calvary.
In orther to understand the impact of it i'll write you, english people, the scale of the swear starting by less bad:
Host=damn
calvary
christ
sacrament
chalice
tabernacle
[order] Passeriformes | [family] Sturnidae | [latin] Sturnus unicolor | [UK] Spotless Starling | [FR] etourneau unicolor | [DE] Einfarb-Star | [ES] Estornino negro | [NL] Zwarte Spreeuw
spanwidth min.: 31 cm
spanwidth max.: 40 cm
size min.: 20 cm
size max.: 23 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 10 days
incubation max.: 13 days
fledging min.: 20 days
fledging max.: 13 days
broods 2
eggs min.: 3
eggs max.: 6
Physical characteristics
Medium-sized starling of similar form and behaviour to Starling but adult differs noticeably in black and evenly glossed, virtually unspotted plumage (except in 1st-year ) and in fresh winter plumage). Juvenile differs from continental races of Starling in darker, browner plumage.
Habitat
Within restricted warm west Mediterranean range, habitat corresponds closely to that of Starling elsewhere, nesting in buildings and in tree-holes. In Spain, prefers open woodland with access to short grass and herbage, and frequently found in association with cattle- in winter, prefers more open places such as irrigated and cereal fields. In Corsica, mainly on littoral plains of west coast, frequenting cultivation but also degraded maquis and outskirts of villages. In north-west Africa, much attracted to human habitations, but also nests colonially in holes in large cedars in Moyen Atlas, making long flights from forest to open plateaux to collect food, at altitudes around 1700-1800 m.
Other details
Sturnus unicolor is resident in south-west Europe and on the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, with Europe constituting >50% of its global range. Its European breeding population is very large (>2,100,000 pairs), and increased between 1970- 1990. The stronghold population in Spain continued to increase during 1990-2000, and populations increased or remained stable across the rest of its European range.
Feeding
Principally invertebrates from early spring to summer, seeds and fruits during rest of year. Opportunistic feeder, taking food basically according to abundance- favourite foraging places are improved grassland and pasture, but also feeds in vineyards, olive groves, arable fields (especially stubble), and rubbish tips. Very strong association with cattle all year round, taking plant remains in dung, flushed insects, and parasites on body and head of animals.
Conservation
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. [conservation status from birdlife.org]
Breeding
Egg-laying begins March in North Africa, April in Spain and Sicily. 2 broods. This starling exhibits escorting behavior, the male follows the female. Escorting behaviour beguns 4-5 days before egg laying and declines markedly between the second and third days of the laying period. Males follow their females more than the reverse, and spend up to 90% of time in the colony with the female during her fertile period. Escorting males chase off actively other males to prevent them approaching their mate. Copulations occur mostly during the escorting period. As males escort their females only during the fertile period, it is suggested that escorting can be interpreted more as mate guarding behaviour aimed at avoiding extra-pair fertilisations than at protecting the pair bond.
Thenest is built in a hole, usually in man-made situation such as under roof-tiles, in wall (often in large towns), agricultural structure, nest-box, etc.- also in tree or rockface. The nest is a foundation of twigs, dry grass, and herb and cereal stalks lined thickly with rootlets, grass, leaves, flowers, and feathers. Clutch size varies from 3-6, chicks are incubated for 10-12 days, they fledge 20-22 days after hatching.
Public Lecture on "Changing Consumer Behaviour: Are We Becoming More Demanding?" by Professor Moira Clark, Director, Henley Centre for Customer Management on 25 February 2015
Clear and brave, just like Hillary! t.co/AV4VIamef3 (via Twitter twitter.com/kimfishercbt/status/759078811858272256)
Die Versuchstiere laufen über die obereKante der Stege bzw. über die Brückenzwischen den Stegen. Sie sollen im Laufeeiniger Durchgänge den kürzesten Weg vomStartpunkt bis zur Futterstelle (Belohnung) finden.
Some fascinating behaviour from these little birds. The turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in the foreground was digging a hole with its beak catching little crustaceans etc. and every now and then would wander off. The two birds in the background, ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on the right and a purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) would then move in to see if the turnstone had missed anything. The turnstone would then return and chase the other two away before the whole process repeated itself.
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Stummbled on these 3 hares in a field and had a great couple of hours filming and photgraphing these guys.
The Gilly suit was on for this as I didn't know how tolerant they would be of me. ISO was between 500-800 and F stop 4 - 5.6 on AV