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The Eurasian Eagle-owl is considered to be one of the largest owls in the world, with a wingspan of nearly two metres. These giant birds weighs between 1.5kg – 4kg and have an impressive wingspan of 155-180cm.
There are thought to be 12-40 pairs of eagle owls nesting in Britain, but no one is certain how many of these have escaped from captivity and how many have naturally immigrated here from Europe. For centuries eagle owls were used as decoys to catch birds such as the magpie. This magnificent bird is captive bred.
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A captive Peregrine Falcon at York Center for Wildlife, Maine. The species is also called Falco peregrinus.
The happy and free Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Uhu vagy Nagy fülesbagoly, Ο Ευρασιατικός Μπούφος
An attractive small goose, nesting on Arctic coasts from northeastern Greenland east to Siberia, and wintering in northwestern Europe. Greenland birds may occasionally go off course and reach northeastern North America. However, this is a popular aviary bird, and most Barnacle Geese seen on this continent have probably escaped from captivity.
Just loved the up-close version of this image taken in August for the Art as Mindfulness Project.
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Over the past year, I have really struggled with having my business shut down, forced lockdowns all while wearing face diapers in public so I thought it was fitting to rezz a cage for me with doves flying free...
The symbolism of my doves is divine sovereignty versus captivity of humanity's free will. I yearn for true freedom.
(Divine sovereignty, which is that God exercises efficacious, universal, and loving control over, it is compatible with human freedom in that humans are free to do what they want to do, although God is sovereign over our desires)
I pray to my maker, for it is he who opens cages & restores clipped wings.
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Native to Australia and those seen in the UK are mostly from a collection or have escaped from captivity. They appear all black when swimming but they have white primary wing feathers, which can be seen in flight.
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
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Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus) - European siskin
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Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus) - European siskin
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Der Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus, Syn.: Carduelis spinus) ist eine Vogelart aus der Unterfamilie der Stieglitzartigen (Carduelinae). Vögel dieser Art werden zuweilen auch einfach Zeisig genannt, da sie im deutschsprachigen Raum die häufigsten und bekanntesten Stellvertreter der Gruppe kleiner Finkenvögel sind, die den Namensteil „-zeisig“ tragen.
Beschreibung
Erlenzeisige sind mit 12 Zentimetern relativ kleine Finken, ihre Flügelspannweite beträgt 20 bis 23 Zentimeter. Sie werden 12 bis 15 Gramm schwer. Das Männchen ist kontrastreich schwarz-gelb-grün gefärbt, mit schwarzer Stirn und schwarzem Kinn, ansonsten gelbem Kopf mit grünen Wangen. Der Rücken ist graugrün, die Flügel schwarz mit einer gelben Binde. Die Weibchen sind unscheinbarer graugrün und gestrichelt, mit hellgrauem Bauch. Ihre Flügel haben jedoch ebenfalls gelbe und grüne Bereiche. Der Audio-Datei / Hörbeispiel Gesang?/i des Männchens ist eilig zwitschernd, knirschend und scharrend, er wird von Baumspitzen aus oder im Flug vorgetragen.
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The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch,[2] barley bird and aberdevine.[3] It is very common throughout Europe and Asia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers.
It can be distinguished from other similar finches by the color of the plumage. The upper parts are greyish green and the under parts grey-streaked white. Its wings are black with a conspicuous yellow wing bar, and the tail is black with yellow sides. The male has a mainly yellow face and breast, with a neat black cap. Female and young birds have a greyish green head and no cap. It is a trusting, sociable and active bird. The song of this bird is a pleasant mix of twitters and trills. For these reasons it is often raised in captivity.
These birds have an unusual migration pattern as every few years in winter they migrate southwards in large numbers. The reasons for this behaviour are not known but may be related to climatic factors and above all the availability of food. In this way overwintering populations can thrive where food is abundant. This small finch is an acrobatic feeder, often hanging upside-down like a tit. It will visit garden bird feeding stations.
Imagen capturada en el interior de la cúpula correspondiente a la fauna de la zona ártica exiatente en el "Oceanografic" de la Ciudad de las Ciencias y las Artes en Valencia.
Bajo esta cúpula y en condiciones de frio y luz adecuadas hay un enorme acuario circular donde se encuentran en cautividad una familia de ballenas Belugas...Las únicas en toda Europa. En mi foto pueden verse abajo a la derecha, pasando delante de unos niños que recibian información al respecto por un monitor del acuario.
Estos inteligentes cetáceos mostraban un interes especial por los pequeños que las observaban con atención y se sorprendian con las piruetas que les dedicaban las belugas al pasar delante de ellos.
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Image captured inside the dome corresponding to the fauna of the existing arctic zone in the "Oceanografic" of the City of Sciences and Arts in Valencia.
Under this dome and in adequate cold and light conditions there is a huge circular aquarium where a family of Beluga whales in captivity, the only ones in all of Europe. In my photo you can see it on the bottom right, passing in front of some children who were receiving information about these cetaceans for an aquarium monitor.
These intelligent cetaceans showed a special interest in the little ones who watched them carefully and were surprised by the pirouettes they performed the belugas when passing in front of them.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe native to Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.
Reticulated giraffes can interbreed with other giraffe subspecies in captivity or if they come into contact with populations of other subspecies in the wild.
The reticulated giraffe is among the most well-known of the nine giraffe subspecies. Together with the Rothschild giraffe, it is by far the giraffe most commonly seen in zoos.
The extraordinary height of the Reticulated Giraffe allows them to browse on branches of trees that other hoofed animals cannot reach. This has helped make the Reticulated Giraffe one of the most successful animals of the African savannah.
The Reticulated Giraffe feeds mainly on Acacia and Combretum trees, however, it will eat as many as 100 different plants depending on which are available at the time.
The Reticulated Giraffe gets a large amount of water from the dew on the leaves and from the water in the leaves. When it encounters a watering hole, it will drink up to 12 gallons at one time. – Wikipedia
Fort Boyard is a fort built on Boyard bank, an ocean bank located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits on the west coast of France. Though a fort on Boyard bank was suggested as early as the 17th century, it was not until the 1800s under Napoleon Bonaparte that work began. Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857. In 1967, the final scene of the French film Les aventuriers was filmed at the remains of the fort. Since 1990, it is the filming location for the eponymous TV game show.
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Visited the zoo last month (have hundreds of photos, I may get round to posting) loved this one of the Sun Bear basking in the sunshine showing off the sun on his neck. x
Spain; Alicante, El Hondo 17/2/22
Vagrant.
'Its presence in Spain is very recent and, although initially it was attributed to the release or escape of specimens in captivity, it is very possible that there are specimens that come from Africa in a natural way. The requirements and breeding habits are the same as those of the Greater Flamingo.'
'In 2007 reproduction could be confirmed in the Fuente de Piedra lagoon.'
Source; Diputación de Málaga
Or maybe global warming causing frequent drying out of sub-Saharan wetlands?
What might he be thinking, the Orang Utan in captivity at the Dresden Zoological Garden?
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Was mag er wohl denken, der Sumatra-Orang-Utan in Gefangenschaft im Dresdner Zoo?
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