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While watching what I now understand are Wall Lizards on Portland, I noticed this sequence. The larger lizard on the right, as quick as flash, raced across the stones and grabbed the smaller one. It then disappeared down under the stones, only to reappear quite quickly without its prize. I have no idea what happened to the smaller lizard. It might well be part of the breeding pattern but can you help with this behaviour?
This is me doing a very stupid move for the ectomo contest of this week . I know guys , that's not my hand ,but it's a FRIED Squid , therefore it was impossible to retain myself from acting trash.
A juvenile black capuchin trying to catch up with the rest of his group, jumping across a gap in the trees (over the river, and the boat we were sitting in).
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......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.......
Car park solution to balls being kicked against a noisy fence. Resident committee agreed to redesgnate an unused car park spot further away as a play area during the day. Residents can move the trapese easily at night if someone wants to use it. There are currently no disabled residents wanting the space. Residents donated some furniture, one donated the sign and they are also raising money to make it more attractive to sit and to play there - so a dilapidated corner is a community space.