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When I first spotted this fellow I wasn't sure what he had in his mouth. I watched him for about twenty minutes and took a number of shots. He was hard to get out in the open and at first I thought he was deliberately staying hidden. After looking at my images I realized that he was carrying worms and that in some images he only had one. I think rather than hiding from me he was combing the leaves for food which also kept him out of sight most of the time. He took his bounty to a lady friend that I could hear calling from another bush but I never got close enough to photograph. (Two images in the comments; click on any)
Comb Ridge rises abruptly on the western side, about 600 feet above Comb Wash, visible on the far left. To the east, the ridge slopes more gently down to Butler Wash--the eastern side affords numerous routes to visit canyons or climb up onto the ridge. From one end to the other Comb Ridge is 25 miles long. The Abajo Mountains are visible 35 miles to the north.
Thank you very much for the visit and comments. Cheers.
Jacana @ Sandy Camp Road Wetlands.
Comb-crested Jacana
Scientific Name: Irediparra gallinacea
Description: The Comb-crested Jacana, also known as the Lotusbird, has a red fleshy forehead comb, a black crown, back and breast and brown wings. The belly, face and throat are white, and there is a faint yellow tinge around the eye and throat. Both sexes are similar in appearance, but the female is larger than the male, and slightly brighter in colour. In flight, the long legs and toes trail behind the body. Young Jacanas resemble the adult birds, but are rufous to black on the head and nape, and have a rufous-black breast band. The red fleshy comb is much smaller and darker.
Distribution: Comb-crested Jacanas occupy coastal and sub-coastal regions from the Kimberleys, Western Australia, through northern Australia to about Grafton, New South Wales. They are more common in the north of their range. The species also occurs in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Habitat: Comb-crested Jacanas are found in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands, including lagoons, billabongs, swamps, lakes, rivers, sewage ponds and dams, providing there is adequate floating vegetation.
Seasonal movements: Comb-crested Jacanas will move to new locations, particularly in response to changes in their current habitat, such as droughts or excessive flooding.
Feeding: The Comb-crested Jacana feeds on aquatic insects, which it seizes from floating vegetation or the surface of the water. It also feeds on seeds and aquatic plants. Birds rarely come to shore. When searching for food, the Comb-crested Jacana bobs its head and flicks its tailed continuously.
Breeding: The female Comb-crested Jacana may mate with several males, while the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and cares for the young. If danger threatens the young birds, the male has the curious habit of picking the chicks up under his wings and carrying them off to safety.
At a distance, the Comb-crested Jacana looks like it can walk on water. In fact, it is walking on floating plants. Its extremely long toes help it to spread its body weight over a larger area.
Minimum Size: 20cm
Maximum Size: 23cm
Average size: 21cm
Breeding season: September to May (later in the north than in the east)
(Sources: (Sources: www.birdsinbackyards.net; "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds - Second Edition";)
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An abstract motif of a black comb painted on the wall of a tenement house, at the school (author of Massmix 2010). Łódź, Poland.
At school, the artists conducted workshops for children as part of the Lipowa 2010 - Reactivation project. The project was created from spontaneously prepared templates.
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
September 17th, 2019
Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Comb-crested Jacana spend their lives living on bodies of water that contain waterlilies or similar aquatic vegetation. Their extra long legs & toes enable the Jacana to spread their weight evenly across waterlilies which gives them the appearance of walking on water.
Comb Ridge rises abruptly on the western side, rising 600 feet above the adjacent landscape, and slopes more gradually to the east near Butler Wash. The Ridge is 30 miles long and parallels Cedar Mesa, which is to the west. Photo taken at sunset from Comb Ridge looking south.
This week the group Macro Mondays have challenged us to get up close and personal with everyday objects with a theme of "Abstract in Macro".
The subject is a comb.
Située sur la pente sud-ouest du plateau du Caroux, la commune passe de 250m à 750m d´altitude.
La commune s'étend sur 11 km² et compte 358 habitants depuis le dernier recensement de la population datant de 2005. Avec une densité de 32,6 habitants par km², Combes a connu une nette hausse de 34,1% de sa population par rapport à 1999.
Entouré par les communes de Lamalou-les-Bains, Taussac-la-Billière et Colombières-sur-Orb, Combes est situé à 3 km au nord-ouest de Lamalou-les-Bains la plus grande ville aux alentours.
CSX C840 crosses the North Fork Kentucky River into Combs, Kentucky with empties for Typo mine. The stretch between Hazard and Typo makes up the only active portion of the famed EK Subdivision.
The nests of most true paper wasps are characterized by having open combs with cells for brood rearing, and a 'petiole', or constricted stalk, that anchors the nest. Paper wasps secrete a chemical which repels ants, which they spread around the base of the anchor to prevent the loss of eggs or brood.
Most social wasps of the family Vespidae make nests from paper, but some stenogastrine species, such as Liostenogaster flavolineata, use mud. A small group of eusocial crabronid wasps, of the genus Microstigmus (the only eusocial wasps outside the family Vespidae), also construct nests out of chewed plant fibers, though the nest consistency is quite different from those of true paper wasps, due to the absence of wood fibers, and the use of silk to bind the fibers.
Nests can be found in sheltered areas, such as the eaves of a house, the branches of a tree, or on the end of an open pipe (for example, of an old clothesline).
An Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on an oak tree with its fluffy tail caught in the wind displaying the ultimate in extreme comb-overs! Saanich farm, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Petit lever de soleil aux Combe Lavaux en bourgogne prêt de Dijon.
Manual blending de 5 photos.
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bei diesiger Sicht auf der Elbe stromaufwärts, mit dem 4-Master Namens Peking im Huckepack, in der Höhe Cuxhaven gesehen.
A Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) was framed after a long wait for it. From the distance, gradually it came closer while foraging and my patience was well paid with this beautiful close up! This is definitely one of the most beautiful ducks I have seen. Pics was taken from a wetland in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
...a bit of abstractionism...
Constructed from brick, gypsum and lime, most of the pigeon towers originated in the Safavid period of the 16th century, and many still punctuate the plains around Esfahan. This one was actually in the city limits, and contained not one but nine towers in one building, where this was the larger centre tower. The open dome at the top allows pigeons to enter easily, while the honey comb like inner structure provides a home for each and everyone. The smell inside unmistakingly betrays the purpose of the building... which is to collect pigeon droppings to be used as a softener in Esfahan's leather tanneries, as well as fertilizer for the rich watermelon fields.
This particular one, the Hezar Jarib tower, is located in the city, on Sheikh Sadoogh street by the Esfahan University, and is about 14 meters high inside. The absence of pigeons in the shot is perhaps an indication that the increasing use of chemical fertilizer and tanning agents has resulted in a lack of demand for the real s***!
* This photo appears on the Dark Roasted Blend site.