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A montage to show you courtship behaviour with Sminthurides nr. penicillifer, as with all Sminthurides species the male and female Springtail perform a courtship ritual. The male which is quite a bit smaller than the female will approach a female and attempt to link its antennae with the female (If the female lets him). The male has specially adapted antennae with long setae on it, it uses these setae to lock its antennae around the females antennae. The female will often carry the male around like this for some time, I'm not sure if this is to exhaust her or if there is some pheromone at play here. The male will then unlock itself and deposit spermatophores that the female will walk over.
In these images the male is the smaller of the linked pair, the females being a lot larger with the distinctive white abdominal and facial band :o)
The females are about 1mm in length and the males 0.6mm long, taken with the MP-E on a 1.4x teleconverter and some with an extra 36mm extension tube added between the lens and teleconverter.
I have included some extra images in the comments :o)
The mating behaviour of avocets is very elegant. Initially both birds can be seen preening vigorously, then the female lowers her head, stretches it low over the water and stands almost motionless..Having bred successfully they will be faithful to the site in subsequent years. Pair-bonds are maintained only for the duration of breeding season and break up by the time winter flocks gather.
Avocets nest in loose colonies of up to 150 pairs. Colony size and density are determined by availability of suitable nest sites, distance to water and risk of predation. The nest, built by both sexes, is a shallow scrape on bare mud or in sparse vegetation, even in shallow water, and is composed of short pieces of stems, roots, and leaves of marsh vegetation
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Went today to this park so beautiful just between Beckenham & Bromley with its park area and its amazing 2 square miles of woodland and its wild walks. Got this shot of the 2 robins just before a hot brew and cake its a cracker mum feeding its mature chick, they must be early this year.
Two puffins (Fratercula arctica) are squabbling at the entrance of their cave.
Zwei Papageitaucher (Fratercula arctica) streiten am Eingang ihrere Höhle.
A small group of Oystercatchers flew overhead and were showing signs of coming in for a landing in this spot, yelling continuously. These two were having none of it, and responded by doing some yelling of their own, repeatedly alternating between holding their heads high and then bowing down. The small flock went away after much screeching and never did land here.
www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/gannet/index.aspx
Adults are large and bright white with black wingtips. They are distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed wings. At sea they flap and then glide low over the water, often travelling in small groups. They feed by flying high and circling before plunging into the sea. It breeds in significant numbers at only a few localities and so is an Amber List species.
Overview
Latin name
Morus bassanus
Family
Boobies and gannets (Sulidae)
Where to see them
Biggest mainland breeding colony at RSPB's Bempton Cliffs. Two mainland colonies - at Bempton and Troup Head, Scotland. Big island colonies on St Kilda, the Northern Isles and Bass Rock in Scotland and Grassholm in Wales. Can be seen offshore almost anywhere, especially when they migrate south between August and October.
When to see them
They arrive at their colonies from January onwards and leave between August and October. Non-breeding birds can be seen at any time around the coasts and the main migration period offshore is during the autumn.
What they eat
Fish
UK Breeding:- 218, 546
Characteristics
Gannet - adult in flight
Size: bigger than mallard
Feather colours: black, white, yellow
Beak colours: black/dark grey, blue
Beak length: long
Beak thickness: long
Beak shape: long
Leg colour: black/grey, brown
Behaviour: part of flock, bird walks/runs on the ground, dives underwater
Gannet - juvenile
Colouring: Juvenile
Size: bigger than mallard
Feather colours: brown, black, white
Beak colours: black/dark grey, blue
Beak length: long
Beak thickness: long
Beak shape: long
Leg colour: black/grey, brown
Behaviour: part of flock, bird walks/runs on the ground, dives underwater
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Just a noteworthy Behaviour Observation Shot
Immature
Great Blue Heron GBHE (Ardea Herodias)
YYJ :: Victoria International Airport
(near Sidney, North Saanich BC)
Younger bird foraging in field out near YYJ parking/car rental area
In winter we see many GBHE looking for prey in fields
but not so much in summer - and even less so immature birds
Perhaps this one has had success in this particular field although it did not catch anything while i was watching
DSCN5860 HFF
some Field Mark Cues ^i^
Juveniles/Immatures have a dark crown
Adults will have a visible white cap above the eye along the top of head.
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