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Can be seen on the wing from mid May to early August, found widespread and sometimes common in the southern half of Britain and is slowly spreading northwards and can be found in its preferred habitat of ditches, pools, ponds and lakes. The male differs from the female by having a powdery blue abdomen with yellow spots along the body. The male will often return to the same sunlit perch and will defend its territory by flying of to intercept any possible intruders.
This species provides an example of sex role reversal with the females being more brightly coloured than the males. Females will also choose a male and then defend him against other females and when the chicks have arrived, the female scarpers and the male raises them on his own.
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A female Anna's Hummingbird is on high alert to defend her Lantana flowers! She started chattering, flared her tail, and flew up to chase off an incoming Hummingbird. She was successful this time!!
Guarding our coastline from high tides, while Rob, 'H' and I were more worried about the picnic blanket and the football!
Late on a cold, clear and starry night. The Defender was illuminated with 1 x ProFoto B1 500watt Strobe.
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Celandine was of nature. It was her source of power and spirit and she would defend it with all she could.
Everything was peaceful -- the pair of Loons were preening while I was chimping (looking at my photos in the viewfinder from my kayak) When all of a sudden all hell broke loose, couldn't see who the intruder was until it appeared after the commotion was over and it turned out to be a musky muskrat. I had no idea muskrats were a threat but I guess everything is a potential threat. The muskrat looked put out he didn't get egg for breakfast. I was so relieved everything was fine because I experienced lots of heartache with nest robbers this year. First a goose lost all her eggs, then falcons were stealing magpie babies out of the nest right in front of me in my yard, the death cry of a baby is something I never want to hear again. I hope the Loons are good after all the brutal thunderstorms we've had, she only has one egg left out of two. It was worth driving through a washed out road to get this image... I was going to turn around and go back home.
Mother Nature has no mercy.
A male Snow Bunting fends off a female attempting to land on his winter seed source.
Bunting_Snow_45A2226 (Plectrophenax nivalis)
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This female Rufous Hummingbird worked so hard defending the feeder and grevillea plants in the yard all morning. In the afternoon, the male took over dominance of the yard. They make me tired watching how hard they work.
Auf Youtube gibt es ein Video wie das Foto entstanden ist. Im Videobereich bin ich erst am Anfang aber ich versuche mich auch da zu verbessern. Würde mich freuen wenn ihr vorbeischaut und auch gerne das Video kommentieren würdet.
On Youtube there is a video of how the photo was taken. In the video area I am only at the beginning but I try to improve there as well. I would be happy if you come by and comment the video.
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Black Terns are colony nesters found in shallow lakes, marshes, sloughs,and wet meadows where there are extensive shallows and emergent vegetation. Black Terns are noisy and fierce defenders of nests and will dive bomb intruders. (Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta)
At the Big Lake Interpretive Trail, the nests are often just a few meters away from the trail in a clump of vegetation in the shallow water. I spotted the mate of this one sitting on her nest and he hovered over me while vocalizing his displeasure with my presence. They will also fly right at you at eye level and then rise up about a meter from your head and give a final squawk and sometimes drop a "bomb". They will keep doing this until you move on.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland Conty, Alberta.
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I saw so many seals while kayaking out in the Dungeness Bay yesterday. At one point, I counted 11 watching me from all around.
The old town of Ozalj, located on a gorge above the river Kupa, was converted into a castle in the 18th century. The city is entered via a bridge that was movable until 1821, and under which is a pillar with archers to defend the city moat. The entrance tower was erected in 1599 by George IV. Zrinski.
The town is mentioned from 1244 when it was in royal hands, then in the possession of Babonić, from 1398 Frankopan, and from 1577 (after the death of Stephen IV Frankopan Ozaljski, the last descendant of the Ozalj branch of his family) in the hands of Zrinski. Due to many partitions, only a small part of the older complex has been preserved, with a square tower, probably an old defensive tower, a Gothic chapel, and a rectangular palace of Nikola Zrinski (called a granary) with Gothic details (above the door is an inscription from 1556). Wall paintings and verb inscriptions were found in that part of the city. Many valuables were blown up after the execution of Ban Petar Zrinski (1671).
After the Zrinskis, this spacious building changed ownership several times. Already in a dilapidated condition, it was thoroughly rebuilt by R. Perlas (the works were led by Captain Verneda in 1743-1753). From 1766 to 1872 the town was owned by Batthyány; the first of them, Theodore, added the second floor of the north wing and built a new baroque tract. He was later owned by the Thurn and Taxis families, until 1928, when the "Croatian Dragon Brothers" Society saved him from decay.
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This is the official coat of arms of the Ukrainian armed forces.
The people of Ukraine call their military their Defenders.
I made this as a tribute to them.
Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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This Great Blue Heron was chasing another GBH that had entered his part of the water. Taken at a local lake here in Colorado.
Started these at 1 AM in the morning and finished about Three hours just in time for Defenders to be released on Netflix.
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I couldn't figure out whether this guy was there to defend the fort, or if he was just a really scaly tourist. Either way this gguy was oblivious to all of the attention he was receiving. He was basking in the window of the gift shop at Castillo de San Crystobal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is native to southeast North America. This reptile belongs to an ancient family (Chelydridae) that evolved in North America around 90 million years ago and has remained little changed since that time. Snapping turtles are omnivores and eat a wide variety of food sources including animals such as birds, frogs, snakes, fish and invertebrates as well as plants. During winter, they hibernate underwater in lakes and ponds buried in sediment in locations that do not freeze.
Contrary to popular belief, snapping turtles are not aggressive and much prefer to avoid confrontation. However, unlike most turtle species, snappers are unable to withdraw their heads fully into their shells for protection and have no choice but to defend themselves from predators and needless provocation by humans.
The photo shows a female snapping turtle searching for a suitable sandy nesting site where she can lay her eggs.
Unfortunately choice sites are often sandy areas by the side of roads or as in the photo on a gravel road in a wilderness area.
West Quebec, Canada
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Two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds having a territorial disagreement at George Owens Nature Park in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
F/A-18 Super Hornet der US Navy während der Übung Air Defender 2023 abgestellt auf dem Fliegerhorst Hohn.
Ich möchte klar stellen das es mir nicht um den Einsatzzweck dieser Maschinen geht, sondern um die Faszination der Technik und des Erlebens der dargestellten Flugfähigkeiten.
US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet parked at Hohn Air Base during exercise Air Defender 2023.
I would like to make it clear that I am not concerned with the purpose of these machines, but with the fascination of the technology and the experience of the flight capabilities shown.
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