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"You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. Your realise that you control your own destiny." Albert Ellis (via Twitter twitter.com/kimfishercbt/status/716665157477343232)
When I first saw these flies, I thought they were mating, but on closer inspection, it seems the embrace was for a more sinister reason!!! The yellow fly (dungfly?) seemed to have caught the black fly, and I assume was going to eat it! Unfortunately the sun was very bright, and they were in a rotten fence post, so the angle was difficult, plus I had no tripod, and nothing to lean on... Anyway, enough moaning, ... at least my day was better than that of the black fly!
our local version of
American Crow AMCR (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Formerly
"Northwestern Crow NOCR (Corvus caurinus)
our locally occurring [likely to be designated a subspecies]
& now "lumped" into AMCR
Near mouth of Reay Creek
Bazan Bay
Sidney BC.
DSCN6685
Perhaps was trying to get some food item out but seemed more like it was enjoying just toying around with it
Had it in its beak for a while when i was there , including flying around etc.
FEB. 2014
.......started noticing a Hummingbird every once in a while out of the corner of my eye hovering around my (Vancouver Westend apartment) balcony this last December, and realized that it had spotted a very seldom used (now empty) Hummingbird feeder hanging at one end........
.......not that keen about artificially feeding I got the idea in my head that it might be interesting to see if I could locate and purchase a potted, flowering "Mahonia X Media Charity" (or the like) to put on my balcony to see if it would attract the Hummingbird..........lucked on to finding a 1.5 M high plant that was just starting to bloom, around Xmas 2013.........carried it home under my arm, walking a few blocks from the "downtown" plant store.......with it's bright yellow flowers, it felt like I was bringing home a pre-decorated Xmas tree:-)
.......anyway:-) it did attract one or more Hummingbirds (it's difficult to tell how many, (they all look the same to me:-) that came to feed during Jan, and Feb 2014..........(and bunches of Bushtits also)
.......by the beginning of February the Blooms were starting to fade and we suddenly had a prolonged cold spell of below freezing temperatures (day and night for a few days) ..........so I decided to supplement H.Bird food needs by filling up the liquid feeder and putting it near the Mahonia........still amazing to me that they can survive here during the winter.......even taking their torporic skills into account.......
..........interestingly also, (I thought.......:-) at least one of the Hummers continued off and on to dine at the what was left of the Mahonia blossoms, as well as sipping sugary nectar from the feeder........(as above:-) ............and below
........photo taken through balcony window from about 8 Meters back.......
The Act defines harassment in section 1(1) as a "course of conduct" amounting to harassment and provides by section 7(3) that a course of conduct must involve conduct on at least two occasions. (Originally these occasions needed to involve the same person, but in 2005 the act was amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act so that "pursuing a course of conduct" could mean approaching two people just once.[1]) If these requirements are satisfied, the claimant may pursue a civil remedy for damages for anxiety: section 3(2). The use of civil law, means that the standards of evidence are substantially lower than for criminal law, for example permitting hearsay.[1] The requirement of a course of conduct shows that Parliament was conscious that it might not be in the public interest to allow the law to be set in motion for one boorish incident.
Under this act the definition of harassment is behavior which causes alarm or distress. The Act provides for a jail sentence of up to six months or a fine. There are also a variety of civil remedies that can be used including awarding of damages, and restraining orders backed by the power of arrest
P1600753 - Ok the first shot is not that clear, but Mr Mallard had gone through a whole set of stuff to reach this pose. I liked it with the sun coming through the wing feathers.
So the story continues, if you remember www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/5801319718/in/photostream Told you I had a headache
The reason for all this is I have never seen it before, I can now understand why they are call duck's. The myth of water of a duck's back doesn't seem to run true either.
Have a great weekend everyone
SOOC
TZ5 with medium tube and 2.5 Telephoto
Free hand
I watched this Canada goose at Langford Lakes in Wiltshire having a bath ! However he keep rolling over on to his back.
I have never seen this behaviour before and it lasted several minutes.
Интерактивный перформанс в рамках Polytech.Science.Art Week
6 декабря 2014
Музей современного искусства «Гараж»
#toughtimesdontlasttoughpeopledowearealltough (via Twitter twitter.com/kimfishercbt/status/1241421016364126214)
our local version of
American Crow AMCR (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Formerly
"Northwestern Crow NOCR (Corvus caurinus)
our locally occurring [likely to be designated a subspecies]
& now "lumped" into AMCR
Near mouth of Reay Creek
Bazan Bay
Sidney BC.
DSCN6681
Perhaps was trying to get some food item out but seemed more like it was enjoying just toying around with it
Had it in its beak for a while when i was there , including flying around etc.
Интерактивный перформанс в рамках Polytech.Science.Art Week
6 декабря 2014
Музей современного искусства «Гараж»
9 November 2017, EuroPCom 2017 - Know your target: behavioural insights and audience perspectives
8th European Public Communication Conference
[Re]shaping European dialogues
EuroPCom 2017 #europcom @EuroPCom2017 "
Belgium - Brussels - November 2017
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