Crustaceans - Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps
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The striking white, black and grey Cocoi Heron is the largest of the South American heron species and measures up to 130 cm (51 in) in length, although body sizes vary regionally. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water. This was one of numerous herons seen around Porto Joffre in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Naples Botanical Garden
Southern Florida
USA
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron that is native to coastal parts of the Americas.
Tricolored heron's breed in swamps and other coastal habitats.
Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back.
The tricolored heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects. Wikipedia
The moral to this story: It's wise not to get inside your neighbors head. I remember the old days, when frogs ate flies. :)
One dead crab, and two dead clams washed up on a beach made from 4 billion years of predecessors. We tend to forget that all sea shells were once life.
"smile on Saturday" theme "shells"
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Yep, more ducks. Late Fall/Winter is just a fun time in Southern California - raptors are in town, and lots of wintering ducks. Male Hooded Merganser here, you know the story by now, being chased by another hoping to steal his crayfish away.
Crustaceans on ancient trees fossils bedrock.
The ocean really began to warm up...
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The Savannah sparrow is one of the most common songbirds in all of North America and has a range that stretches out across most of the continent in various seasons. It breeds across most of Canada and Alaska as well as virtually all the northern states. It can be found primarily in open grasslands as well as in meadows, pastures, prairies, salt marshes, and tundra. In autumn, most Savannah sparrows migrate to the southern states as well as into Mexico and other parts of Central America.
During breeding season the Savannah sparrow feeds primarily on insects including beetles, flies, grasshopper, spiders, and millipedes. They forage by walking through grassy areas on the ground or among shrubs and short trees. They sometimes fly to catch insects midair, and those that live on the coast sometimes eat small crustaceans on beaches. The Savannah sparrow also eats a variety of seeds and berries.
I found this and ten thousand other Savannah Sparrows (Okay maybe not that many) along Joe Overstreet Road. Osceola County, Florida.
When the sea is rough.. the gulls like to fly above the waves.. as they break onto the shore.. the waves churn up.. the sand & many crustaceans.. which the gulls feed on.. easy pickings..
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Bartholome Island
Galapagos Islands
Off The Coast of Ecuador
Sally Lightfoot Crab in among the rocks on the beach of Bartholome Island in the Galapagos.
According to Wikipedia, Grapsus grapsus is one of the most common crabs along the western coast of the Americas. It is known variously as, "red rock crab", "abuete negro", and along with crabs such as Percnon gibbesi as, "Sally Lightfoot". The crab is about eight inches in size.
Grapsus grapsus is found along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Central America, South America (as far south as northern Peru), and on nearby islands, including the Galápagos Islands. It is also found along the Atlantic coast of South America but is replaced in the eastern Atlantic Ocean (Ascension Island and West Africa) by its congener Grapsus adscensionis.
This crab lives among the rocks at the often turbulent, windy shore, just above the limit of the sea spray. It feeds on algae primarily, sometimes sampling other plant matter and dead animals. It is a quick-moving and agile crab, and hard to catch. Not considered very edible by humans, it is used as bait by fishermen.
G. grapsus has been observed in an apparent cleaning symbiosis taking ticks from marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands. Grapsus grapsus was collected by Charles Darwin during his voyages on HMS Beagle. – Wikipedia
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Pallas's gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus.The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. Ichthyaetus is from ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle"
This species breeds in colonies in marshes and islands from southern Russia to Mongolia. It is migratory, wintering in the eastern Mediterranean, Arabia and Indian subcontinent. This gull nests on the ground, laying between two and four eggs.
This is a very large gull, being easily the world's largest black-headed gull and the third largest species of gull in the world, after the great black-backed gull and the glaucous gull. It measures 55–72 cm (22–28 in) in length with a 142 to 170 cm (56 to 67 in) wingspan. Weight can vary from 0.96–2.1 kg (2.1–4.6 lb), with an average of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) in males and 1.22 kg (2.7 lb) in females.
This bird has a deep, rather nasal flight-call which resembles the call of the lesser black-backed gull. Although they are noisy at colonies, Pallas's gulls are mostly silent when breeding.
These birds are predatory, taking fish, crustaceans, insects and even small mammals.
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Two crabs on the beach @ Llandanwg, Gwynedd, North Wales.
Sea crabs are a crustacean- meaning they have no backbone.
They live in the seas and oceans around the world, but occasionally
walk onto the shore.
Although they may look like creepy crawly spiders they actually have more legs than spiders!!
Snowy egret/garceta nívea/белая американская цапля
The snowy egret is native to North, Central and South America.
Adult snowy egrets are entirely white apart from the yellow lores between the long black bill and the eye, black legs, and bright yellow feet. The nape and neck bear long, shaggy plumes known as aigrettes. Immature snowy egrets have duller, greenish legs. The birds eat fish, crustaceans, insects, small reptiles, snails, frogs, worms and crayfish.
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🇫🇷 L’ ibis rouge est une espèce aux pieds légèrement palmés, un fin bec incurvé vers le bas et surtout un magnifique plumage presque entièrement rouge, sauf l’extrémité bleu-noir lustré des ailes. Cette couleur varie du rouge écarlate au rose-orangé selon la population, la saison, et surtout la nourriture. La coloration spectaculaire de l’ibis rouge est due à la présence de caroténoïde, pigment contenu dans les petits crustacés qu’il consomme.
. Les jeunes, naissent brun, avec un ventre blanc. Des taches rouges apparaissent ensuite, au fur et à mesure de leur croissance, et ils deviennent totalement rouges au bout de deux ans.
🇬🇧 he Red Ibis is a species with slightly webbed feet, a fine down-curved beak and, above all, magnificent plumage that is almost entirely red, except for the glossy blue-black tips of the wings. The colour varies from scarlet to orange-pink, depending on the population, the season and, above all, the food. The spectacular colouring of the red ibis is due to the presence of carotenoids, a pigment contained in the small crustaceans it eats.
. The young are born brown with a white belly. Red spots then appear as they grow, and they become completely red after two years.
🇩🇪 lDer Rote Ibis hat leicht geschwungene Füße, einen dünnen, nach unten gebogenen Schnabel und vor allem ein wunderschönes, fast vollständig rotes Gefieder mit Ausnahme der blauschwarzen, glänzenden Flügelspitzen. Diese Farbe variiert von scharlachrot bis rosa-orange, je nach Population, Jahreszeit und vor allem Nahrung. Die spektakuläre Färbung des Roten Ibis ist auf das Carotinoid zurückzuführen, ein Pigment, das in den kleinen Schalentieren enthalten ist, die er frisst.
. Die Jungen werden braun mit einem weißen Bauch geboren. Nach zwei Jahren sind sie vollständig rot.
🇮🇹 L'Ibis rosso è una specie con zampe leggermente palmate, un bel becco ricurvo e, soprattutto, un magnifico piumaggio quasi interamente rosso, ad eccezione delle punte blu-nere lucide delle ali. Il colore varia dallo scarlatto al rosa-arancio, a seconda della popolazione, della stagione e, soprattutto, del cibo. La spettacolare colorazione dell'ibis rosso è dovuta alla presenza di carotenoidi, un pigmento contenuto nei piccoli crostacei di cui si nutre.
. I piccoli nascono marroni con il ventre bianco. Man mano che crescono compaiono delle macchie rosse, che diventano completamente rosse dopo due anni.
🇪🇸 l ibis rojo es una especie con patas ligeramente palmeadas, un fino pico curvado hacia abajo y, sobre todo, un magnífico plumaje casi totalmente rojo, a excepción de las puntas de las alas, de un negro azulado brillante. El color varía del escarlata al rosa anaranjado, dependiendo de la población, la estación y, sobre todo, la alimentación. La espectacular coloración del ibis rojo se debe a la presencia de carotenoides, un pigmento contenido en los pequeños crustáceos que come.
. Las crías nacen marrones con el vientre blanco. A medida que crecen van apareciendo manchas rojas, que se vuelven completamente rojas a los dos años
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southeaster Florida
USA
Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer.
These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates.
Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.
Lobed (not webbed) toes assist with swimming. Pied-billed Grebes pay for their aquatic prowess on land, where they walk awkwardly.
Pied-billed Grebe chicks typically leave the nest the first day after hatching and spend much of their first week riding around on a parent’s back.
Pied-billed Grebes are fairly poor fliers and typically stay on the water.
Pied-billed Grebes can trap water in their feathers, giving them great control over their buoyancy. They can sink deeply or stay just at or below the surface, exposing as much or as little of the body as they wish. When in danger, Pied-billed Grebes sometimes make a dramatic “crash-dive” to get away. A crash-diving grebe pushes its body down with its wings thrust outward. Its tail and head disappears last, while the bird kicks water several feet into the air. – Wikipedia
Colomastigids are small, commensal marine amphipods, crustaceans, distributed worldwide.
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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#doodlewashAugust2022 prompt-Accessory. The hermit crab is always searching for the shell that will be the perfect accessory!
Did you know hermit crabs are crustaceans, but not true crabs? They are more closely related to lobsters.
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When I first stumbled across this in the rock pools along the coast I thought it was a bracelet or a piece of jewellery . . . it almost could be but on closer inspection it was a part of a crustacean shell! It looked amazing in the sunlight!
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Added a handful of cherry shrimp to my son’s fish tank today. They are funny little guys. Day 53 of 365
When I noticed this Little Pied Cormorant diving I already knew what to expect and I wasn't disappointed. It emerged with a yabby, just as it had happened a year and a half ago:
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This time the bird put on some iron-stained makeup to enhance the drama.
(Microcarbo melanoleucos)
(Cherax destructor)
The Hooded Mergansers have been loving the Crawfish lately. But being lucky enough to catch one isn't enough. You also have to be lucky enough to outrun your pond mates. This one was willing to walk on water in order to keep that from happening. OK… run on water.
And I was lucky enough to click the shutter when he did.
LA County, California, USA
The final sunrise on my Madeira holiday and I walked down to the rocks at the front of our hotel complex. I had spotted this little pool of water amongst the black volcanic rocks earlier in the week and thought the reflections of the pre-sunrise clouds would look good in them, if we had a decent sunrise.
What I didn't expect was to see this crab on the side of the pool when I went down here. So here is an early morning view looking towards the port of Funchal. A lovely way to end a blissful weeks holiday here.
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southwest Florida
USA
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as
the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron that is native to coastal parts of the Americas. In the Atlantic region in ranges from northeastern United States, south along the coast, through the Mexican Gulf and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. In the Pacific region it ranges from Peru to California, but it is only a non-breeding visitor to the far north.
Tri-colored heron's breed in swamps and other coastal habitats. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid.
Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back.
The tricolored heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects.
The beautiful Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta - is a wading bird in the same family as the Stilt. Although a wader, it has webbed feet so is also quite happy swimming as it looks for food which it does be sweeping its long upcurved bill from side to side looking for aquatic insects, crustaceans, worms and other small creatures. Living throughout temperate Europe and Western and Central Asia, they prefer brackish or saline wetlands, estuaries and other such areas where insect life is prevalent but they will also feed on exposed mudflats. The bird is the emblem of the RSPB. Seen from a hide at Martin Mere Wetlands.
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Spongy critter - The cryptic sponge shrimp is almost invisible and therefore a master in camouflage. The crustacean comes in different colors matching the color of the sponge it is living on. It grows to a size of about 25mm. Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines.
Uddevalla - Bohuslän - Sweden
From the world's largest shell bank Uddevalla/Sweden.
Here mainly stone clam and giant barnacles have collected together to form the gigantic land mass.
The Shell bank in Uddevalla was formed over 11,000 years ago when the ice age thawed. Then conditions for life in the water improved, and so the remnants of all the different species of shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans and other marine life accumulated.
It is estimated there has been over 1 million cubic meters of bio mass in the shell bank, but now barely more than 10 percent remains.
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The Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a water bird and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Its black and white plumage, crest and the habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish make it distinctive.
Males have a double band across the breast while females have a single gorget that is often broken in the middle. They are usually found in pairs or small family parties. When perched, they often bob their head and flick up their tail.
This kingfisher feeds mainly on fish, although it will take crustaceans and large aquatic insects such as dragonfly larvae. It usually hunts by hovering over the water to detect prey and diving vertically down bill-first to capture fish. When not foraging, they have a straight rapid flight and have been observed flying at nearly 50 km/h.
This beautiful Pied Kingfisher was photographed hovering before the dive, on a bird walk along the shores of Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwest Florida
USA
Happy Easter Everyone!
Photographed at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in 2017. Have not sighted any of these birds this year.
From Wikipedia - The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) (sometimes placed in its own genus Ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States and on central Florida's Atlantic coast Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center.
This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters by swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups. The spoon-shaped bill allows it to sift easily through mud. It feeds on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts and very small fish ignored by larger waders. In the United States, a popular place to observe roseate spoonbills is "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Roseate spoonbills must compete for food with snowy egrets, great egrets, tricolored herons and American white pelicans.
The roseate spoonbill nests in shrubs or trees, often mangroves, laying two to five eggs, which are whitish with brown markings. Immature birds have white, feathered heads, and the pink of the plumage is paler. The bill is yellowish or pinkish.