Pacific Sea Nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens) are carnivorous animals. They catch their prey using long toxic-filled tentacles. Because C. fuscescens cannot chase after prey, they must eat as they drift. By spreading their tentacles like a large net. When prey brushes up against the tentacles, thousands of toxins are released, launching barbed stingers which release a paralyzing toxin into the quarry. The oral arms begin digestion as they transport the prey into the sea nettle's mouth.

I could watch these jellyfish for hours as they propel themselves around their large tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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This is a photo of 9 wild Muscovy ducklings. They make their home on a small lake in Florida. I am guessing they are 7-14 days old. At first, Mom would lead them on the daily adventure looking for food in their small lake. Now, Mom allows them to adventure on their own. On each trip, they inspect the area for worms, small fish, plants, small reptiles, crustaceans, seeds, roots, stems, and leaves. One should NOT feed this duck bread as it is not good for their digestion. Later they will discover termites and millipedes. The Muscovy is a calm, quiet bird. Often, they live close to other birds for safety. However; they do hiss, which is a form of greeting. When they wiggle their tail, it means they are happy!

The little fuzz balls will stay with Mom for safety and warmth 10-12 weeks. At around 50-60 days the young will fledge. Mom (the hen) will take care of the new family. Dad (the drake) may also stay with the new brood for a few weeks. Mom and Dad have black, navy and white feathers with bumpy red patchy skin around the eyes and beak. Males can weigh up to 15 pounds, and females are smaller. Life span can be 8-12 years, but some have made it for 20 years. This duck is not a good egg producer, but the meat is reported to be lean and tasty. I only expect to consume them with my camera! This duck is not related to the mallard.

A Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) perched on one leg on a fence post, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. The yellow mark on its breast is a distended crop, indicating that it has recently eaten. The crop is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion.

04/06/2022 www.allenfotowild.com

Clark’s grebe chick (born this week) takes a little ride!

Santa Margarita Lake, CA

A life bird for me. This male bird was picking up grit from the snow covered road to help with its digestion. The bills, which cross over at the tip, are perfectly adapted for cracking open Spruce seeds; however, not so efficient in picking up grit from the road. Females are greenish in color with two white wing bars on each wing. Alogonquin Park, Ontario

Ejemplar de flores y frutos de la planta denominada Caña de Indias.

Acompañada de algunas curiosidades: Canna indica (achira, achera, sagú, capacho, biri, cucuyús, juquián, risgua, caña de India, caña de cuentas, cañacoro, flor del cangrejo, yerba del rosario o papantla), son otros de los nombres por los que localmente, se la conoce

Usos

En Europa es mayormente empleada como planta ornamental en jardines, mientras que en Latinoamérica se cultiva principalmente por sus cormos o rizomas, que son de importancia para la alimentación humana y la agroindustria.

El almidón es de fácil digestión y la harina se usa para fabricar panes, bizcochos, galletas, tortas, tallarines y fideos; en la Península de Paria Venezuela la harina se utiliza para preparar un atol para los niños después del destete, y para los ancianos y convalecientes por su alto poder nutritivo. Los cormos de la achira se comen también asados o cocidos. En decocción las raíces se usan como diurético y las hojas como cicatrizante; el jugo de estas como antiséptico. Las hojas recién cortadas se usaban, y probablemente todavía se usan sobre las quemaduras para refrescar y disipar el calor de la piel quemada. Las semillas se utilizan para confeccionar collares y sonajeros o maracas. Tallos y hojas sirven de forraje para el ganado. A las hojas también se les utiliza como un tipo de empaque natural para envolver comidas típicas similares a los tamales, de sabor dulce, conocidas como quimbolitos. En la zona rural de pregonero llamada Laguna de García en el estado Táchira se usan para forrar las emblemáticas hallacas en sustitución de las hojas de plátano.

Fuente WIKIPEDIA.

I've always admired the insectivorous plants of the Hortus. And now they have a much enlarged section. Our Forked Sundew - provenance northern Tasmania - was able to really branch out to almost a meter's height. In an earlier post - www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/27181176293/in/photoli... - I've given a bit of a description of the digestive processes of the mucous-tipped hairs below these pretty flowers.

am glad I was not thorough in weeding the front yard ☺

This is the amazing chickweed which can be eaten and some claim helps with digestion, blood and skin problems.

Female peregrine falcon swallowing a small rock.

She had a couple of rocks this morning, and they do this to help with digestion.

Obviously, they don't have teeth so a few rocks inside their gizzard (a portion of their stomach) act like teeth and help with digesting food. If you zoom in, you notice that the rock is pointy, with time it will erode and become roundish.. and that's when they spit them out and get a couple more.

Landed on the beach to eat grit to aid digestion.

Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus

aka Bearded Tit. (F)

This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.

Often having to take grit in order to help digestion.

The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.

Other Breeding areas include Norfolk and Somerset and Alkborough Flats, lincolnshire.

Population:

UK breeding:

630 pairs

Europe:

232 - 437,000 birds

Post Christmas digestion

Grosbeak ( Euonymus ) is a genus of about 170 to 180 species in the grosbeak family ( Celastraceae ). The genus consists of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees . The genus has a wide range in Europe , Asia , Australia , North America and Madagascar .

The leaves are opposite or in some species alternately arranged, elliptical, 2-15 cm long and usually finely toothed. The small flowers are usually green-white and inconspicuous.

The fruit is a pink-red, four- or five-loll capsule , which splits open to reveal the fleshy, orange seeds . The seeds are eaten by birds, which excrete the seeds after digestion, causing them to be spread.

All parts of the plant are poisonous to humans .

I know, I know Snugs looks like she is snarling but she is just enjoying chewing on the grass! I believe it helps with her digestion

La última fotografía de éste més de Enero, no podía ser otra que ésta imagen...La cual nos costó más de un resbalón y una digestión tras la comida un tanto acelerada...Con éste resultado.Para mi, lo más importante no fué la ronda de fotografías en si, sino el echo de poder visitar al amigo JMCR, al cual no veia desde hace meses.Un anfitrión de lujo! Espero que Febrero sea tan divertido como lo a sido éste primer més del año.Salud!

Male Bearded Tit on the path with a flock of about a dozen others selecting grit to aid digestion.

Looking at a pretty cluster of Venus Flytraps in the fine bog for insectivorous plant of the Hortus, I noticed that a Wasp had been captured not very much earlier. In fact, the trap was still slowly closing on the already dead insect. A Flesh Fly alighted to see what it could see, and have a lick or two of terminal waspy body fluids. After a minute or so, it flew off to land right in the middle of another trap. It overstayed its welcome; generally those traps close within about twenty seconds of two or three of its trigger hairs having been touched. The drama unfolded before my eyes; relatively slowly the trap closed and Fly could no longer break loose... If you examine the inset you can see its red left eye looking through the 'bars'. As I left it was still struggling against digestion. An hour or so later all was still.

Why I hike! Can beauty really be captured with an image? Or does it take all 5 senses to really "flesh" it out? And what of memory that we bring to the scene? How does the hunt for composition, texture, light, color and so on allow for easier digestion of the spirit of place? That's a lot to carry around in the mental backpack!

Ein Sandstrand ist bei der Futtersuche ideal, weil das angespülte Futter sich nur schwer verstecken kann. Es bedeutet aber auch, daß man das eine oder andere Sandkorn mitfuttert. Aber wer weiß, vielleicht ist das ja gut für die Verdauung.

A sandy beach can be ideal for foraging because food that was washed ashore is easy to find. But it also means that you will eat the odd grain of sand in the process. Who knows, maybe this is even good for digestion.

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Partis du néant nous avions besoin d'une planète où nous épanouir ! Nous créâmes l'attrape Terre...

Issue de nos plus sombres pensées, elle grandit et se développa se nourrissant de la planète !

Suite à la digestion complète de la Terre et de toutes ses ressources, il ne reste à la plante qu'à évacuer les inconsommables... Que l'on qualifie de déchets : nous !

Il nous reste peu de chance de sauver notre planète, alors prenons- nous en main !

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Went of the nothingness we needed a planet where to spread us ! We created the Earth Catcher..

Exit of our most dark thoughts, it grows and developed feeding on the planet !

Further to the complete digestion of the Earth and all resources, now it stays in the plant only to evacuate the inedible... That we qualify as waste: we !

We have not enough luck to save our planet, Let us save together !

texte ;Loki : )))

This bird was a real highlight of my time in Algonquin Park last week. I had no real expectation of being able to get a decent image, as the small flocks mostly hang around the highway through the park or the Visitor Centre parking lot. Their need to eat small stones or sand to aid in the digestion of conifer seeds drives them down to some of the least attractive locations for photography. By luck I found them drawn to an alternative source of sand, where photographs became possible.

The apple blossom is the state flower of both Michigan and Arkansas. The flower was chosen as the state flower by the Michigan legislature in 1897, and the specific variety chosen is Pyrus coronaria, the crabapple, because it is native to Michigan.

Not only do the blossoms turn into apples, but the blossoms can be eaten themselves! It turns out, they are high in antioxidants and have a sweet flavour to them. When made into a tea you can experience benefits like clear complexion, better digestion and stress relief.

Apples have been grown in the UK for for well over a thousand years and the blossom and harvest times have always been key dates for growers. There is now a huge amount of information about when particular varieties blossom and fruit which can help the gardener.

Blossom and harvest dates are relative to each other. This means that if blossom is delayed / advanced then the same will normally be true of the harvest time. Also if one variety of apple is delayed / advanced for harvest / blossom then generally all other varieties will be affected by a similar time frame.

So gesund ist die Feige

Feigen sind ein wahres Powerobst und dürfen sich mit Recht zu den Superfoods zählen, denn in ihnen stecken viele Nährstoffe.

Neben energielieferndem Fruchtzucker und sättigenden Ballaststoffen bringen sie reichlich Eisen, Kalium, Magnesium und Kalzium sowie viele Vitamine mit sich. Sie gelten als blutreinigend und durch die enthaltenen Ballaststoffe als verdauungsfördernd

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This is how healthy figs are

Figs are a real power fruit and can rightly be counted among the superfoods because they contain many nutrients.

In addition to energy-providing fructose and filling fiber, they contain plenty of iron, potassium, magnesium and calcium as well as many vitamins. They are considered to purify the blood and, thanks to the fiber they contain, to aid digestion

It's only 21°C (70°F) today but the flies are still blowing bubbles in my garden. Scientists still don't know why they do it but there are several theories ranging from temperature &/or humidity control, to aid their digestion or send out pheromones to attract possible mates.

Je me suis approché pas à pas de lui , sans qu'il ne soupçonne ma présence ... et nullement inquiet !!!

Centaury is a small, annual herb, native to Europe and naturalized in the United States. It thrives in boggy meadows as well as in dry dunes. The root is fibrous and woody. The plant has pale green, oval leaves, a capsule fruit, and light pink to red flowers. The whole herb is used in medicine. Synonyms are Erythraea centaurium, C. umbellatum, C. minus. Centaurium consists of approximately 40 species (annuals or biennials)

The name of the genus to which it is at present assigned, Erythraea, is derived from the Greek erythros (red), from the colour of the flowers. The genus was formerly called Chironia, from the Centaur Chiron, who was famous in Greek mythology for his skill in medicinal herbs, and is supposed to have cured himself with it from a wound he had accidentally received from an arrow poisoned with the blood of the hydra. The English name Centaury has the same origin. The ancients named the plant Fel Terrae, or Gall of the Earth from its extreme bitterness. The old Engiish name of Felwort is equivalent in meaning to this, and is applied to all the plants of the Gentian family. It is also thought to be the 'Graveolentia Centaurea' of Virgil, to which Lucretius gives the more significant epithet of tristia, in reference to this same intense bitterness. As this bitterness had a healing and tonic effect attributed to it, we sometimes find the Centaury called Febrifuga and Feverwort. It is known popularly also as Christ's Ladder, and the name Centaury has become corrupted in Worcestershire to 'Centre of the Sun.'

Centaury is one of the classic bitters – it’s very straightforward in its bitterness. Its taste is clear, cold, and cutting.

Bitters like this will stimulate digestive secretions throughout the GI tract, helping you assimilate the nutrients from your food. They are also strongly drying and draining to stagnant fluids; centaury is helpful for mitigating fluid retention and edema. In addition, centaury is a stomachic herb – it strengthens the stomach in those who have weak digestion.

I often wondered how cows survive winter, so I did some research . Here is what I found….

Growing Winter Hair

In the cool fall months, cows start to grow a thick hair coat. Their heavy winter coat makes an excellent outer layer to help trap body heat while shedding wind and other elements. However, this coat is not impermeable and can be dangerous when wet, causing cold stress on the cows.

Thick and Fatty Skin

A cow can also prepare for winter by bulking up and consuming additional feed. Cows naturally have thick skin, which helps keep cold out and heat in. But you may also notice their desire to prepare for the winter months by increasing their food intake and storing up extra fat under their skin. This extra feed will go beyond the daily maintenance energy requirements for adult cows and lead to good body conditions for your herd. This, combined with overall good nutrition will add yet another layer of protection from cold conditions.

Proper Food Intake

Cows are ruminants, meaning their stomachs are designed to digest and internally ferment grasses and other plants. Both of these processes—digestion and fermentation—naturally produce heat. This allows cows to heat themselves from the inside out if given enough food

The young'uns have flown their nest and no longer provide Wasp with their sweet nutrients. So it must fly out to seek what it needs. Late Summer has fewer nectar-producing flowers, at least in the dry spell we're having. So this particular Wasp was reduced to following the alluring odor of Cape Sundew, the well-known carnivorous plant. Its 'hairs' secrete those little, sparkling drops of 'dew' that have a sweet, fruity scent (the taste to me, at least, is not at all sweet). But beware! that stong viscous fluid serves as a sticky trap for the nourishment of the plants whose tendrils will fold around an unaware, caught insect. Bingo! A good meal, certainly if the unfortunate creature is as large as our ensnared Wasp. More digestive secretions will within half a day or so have reduced Wasp to plant nutrient leaving only its chitin as a sign of a filling meal.

Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus

aka Bearded Tit. (M)

A Schedule 1 Bird.

This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.

Often having to take grit in order to help digestion.

The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.

Other Breeding areas include Norfolk and Somerset.

Population:

UK breeding:

630 pairs

Europe:

232 - 437,000 birds

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The first cup moistens the throat;

The second shatters all feelings of solitude;

The third cleans the digestion, and brings to mind the wisdom of 5,000 volumes;

The fourth induces perspiration, evaporating all of life’s trials and tribulations;

With the fifth cup, body sharpens, crisp;

And the sixth cup is the first on the road to enlightenment;

The seventh cup sits steaming – it needn’t be drunk, as from head to feet one rises to the abode of the immortals.

–Lu Tong, 9th century

This short poem is an ancient meditation on tea’s ability to transcend its cup and stimulate mindfulness and tranquility in our day.

∂εтιαℓs ση мү вℓσg

Superata la frazione de La Sterza, il paesaggio toscano si trasforma in grandi spazi pieni di silenzio.

E questo perchè i grandi spazi mangiano il rumore.

Ci si trova così dentro un grande spettacolo di silenzio e il luogo ne è il teatro.

"Il teatro del silenzio" è un niente strutturale di vento e sole. Un volume invisibile senza contorni fisici,

un enorme palcoscenico aperto.

Questo spazio viene apparecchiato una sola volta all'anno per una voce, quella di Andrea Bocelli, garbata, gentile, saggia come il suo proprietario. Una voce che vince sui parametri accademici della lirica, tono, timbro e potenza, con il suo velluto, carico del vissuto dell'Uomo, della fermentazione e della digestione dei suoi sentimenti.

Semplicità e silenzio, come i due ingredienti che hanno reso famosa nel mondo questa ricetta.

Durante i 364 giorni all'anno di silenzio, la magia che all'improvviso si crea nell'unico suo giorno di apertura, non si spenge al termine di qull'unico giorno.

Lo spettacolo eccezionale di Lajatico al "Teatro del Silenzio" riporta ad una sede antica e nuova, "a cielo aperto", in "luoghi collinari", dove i posti a semicerchio degradavano verso il centro, verso i cori, le scene e le orchestre

Mycena mariae is a small mushroom species (cap diameter 1-2 cm) that is native to New Zealand and typically grows on leaf litter, fallen twigs, and branches. It uses extracellular digestion for its energy needs. In extracellular digestion, the breakdown of food materials into small molecules occurs outside the cell on the decaying organic materials using enzymes secreted by the hyphal tips. Then the newly broken down nutrients can be absorbed by the cells nearby. Fungi play important roles in many ecosystems, and there is still much to be learned about them.

The rain was pouring down all day and the rugged disc golf course by the park was entirely deserted, so we let loose and had some FUN!!!! Tidda's digestion has made a rapid recovery on her new diet and we needed to celebrate!

With her off leash where she normally can't be, we explored all the soggy trails up and down the hillsides, stepping over earthworms and ducking under rain-laden branches. Soon Tidda's belly was thickly covered in mud. She dashed through the wet bushes like through a car wash, raced up and down steep inclines and happily jumped over obstacles. I was laughing and unguarded in a public space, and we shared a wonderful spontaneous joy together!

Le centre monégasque de soins des espèces marines (CMSEM) a ouvert au musée océanographique de Monaco le 27 avril 2019. Il est accessible au public.

Cinq bassins sont en place pour accueillir des tortues blessées. Une centaine seraient repêchées en détresse chaque année en Méditerranée.

Les tortues blessées sont facilement reconnaissables : elles flottent et ne peuvent pas plonger en raison de troubles de digestion liés à l'ingestion de bouts de plastique.

Le nouveau centre monégasque propose aux plaisanciers et aux pêcheurs de les ramasser et de les alerter afin de les prendre en charge. Une fois soignées, les tortues sont relâchées en mer.

On rencontre en Méditerranée plusieurs centaines d'espèces de tortues marines. Elles peuvent atteindre 400 kg et 130 cm et évoluent à une quarantaine de kilomètres au large du littoral azuréen.

The Monegasque Center for the Care of Marine Species (CMSEM) opened at the Monaco Oceanographic Museum on April 27, 2019. It is open to the public.

Five pools are in place to accommodate injured turtles. A hundred would be recovered in distress each year in the Mediterranean.

Injured turtles are easily recognizable: they float and can not dive because of digestive disorders related to ingestion of plastic tips.

The new Monegasque center offers boaters and fishermen to pick them up and alert them to take care of them. Once treated, turtles are released at sea.

In the Mediterranean there are several hundred species of sea turtles. They can reach 400 kg and 130 cm and evolve about forty kilometers off the azure coast.

Cape Of Good Hope

South Africa

The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa.

The Ostrich (struthio camelus) is a member of a group of birds known as ratites, that is they are flightless birds without a keel to their breastbone. Of the 8,600 bird species which exist today, the ostrich is the largest. It cannot fly, but they are very fast runners.

Ostriches are mainly vegetarian, eating grass, succulents, berries and seeds, though they will also eat insects. They swallow large numbers of pebbles which help grind the harder food in the gizzard and aid digestion.

Ostriches normally mate for life, and they share the task of incubating the eggs. Ostriches form bisexual groups with a complex structure. Territorial males compete for flocks of 3 to 5 hens. Mating includes elaborate displays of hisses and dancing.

Most wild ostriches are found in fragmented groups in West, East and South Africa. - Wikipedia

Noirmoutier

Photographed in the Pantanal, Brazil

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Besides being impressively large, a Toco Toucan's bill, its entire head in this case, is brilliantly colored. When viewing the image at its largest size, check out the unusual texture/pattern of the blue ring around the eye.

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From Wikipedia: Toucans (/ˈtuːkæn/, UK: /-kən/) are members of the Neotropical near passerine bird family Ramphastidae. The Ramphastidae are most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often-colorful bills. The family includes five genera and over forty different species.

Toucans are arboreal and typically lay 2–21 white eggs in their nests. They make their nests in tree hollows and holes excavated by other animals such as woodpeckers—the toucan bill has very limited use as an excavation tool. When the eggs hatch, the young emerge completely naked, without any down. Toucans are resident breeders and do not migrate. Toucans are usually found in pairs or small flocks. They sometimes fence with their bills and wrestle, which scientists hypothesize they do to establish dominance hierarchies. In Africa and Asia, hornbills occupy the toucans' ecological niche, an example of convergent evolution.

Description:

Toucans range in size from the lettered aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus), at 130 g (4.6 oz) and 29 cm (11 in), to the toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), at 680 g (1.50 lb) and 63 cm (25 in). Their bodies are short (of comparable size to a crow's) and compact. The tail is rounded and varies in length, from half the length to the whole length of the body. The neck is short and thick. The wings are small, as they are forest-dwelling birds who only need to travel short distances, and are often of about the same span as the bill-tip-to-tail-tip measurements of the bird.

The legs of the toucan are strong and rather short. Their toes are arranged in pairs with the first and fourth toes turned backward. The majority of toucans do not show any sexual dimorphism in their coloration, the genus Selenidera being the most notable exception to this rule (hence their common name, "dichromatic toucanets"). However, the bills of female toucans are usually shorter, deeper and sometimes straighter, giving more of a "blocky" impression compared to male bills. The feathers in the genus containing the largest toucans are generally purple, with touches of white, yellow, and scarlet, and black. The underparts of the araçaris (smaller toucans) are yellow, crossed by one or more black or red bands. The toucanets have mostly green plumage with blue markings.

The colorful and large bill, which in some large species measures more than half the length of the body, is the hallmark of toucans. Despite its size, the toucan's bill is very light, being composed of bone struts filled with spongy tissue of keratin[4] between them. The bill has forward-facing serrations resembling teeth, which historically led naturalists to believe that toucans captured fish and were primarily carnivorous; today it is known that they eat mostly fruit. Researchers have discovered that the large bill of the toucan is a highly efficient thermoregulation system, though its size may still be advantageous in other ways. It does aid in their feeding behavior (as they sit in one spot and reach for all fruit in range, thereby reducing energy expenditure), and it has also been theorized that the bill may intimidate smaller birds, so that the toucan may plunder nests undisturbed (see Diet below). The beak allows the bird to reach deep into tree-holes to access food unavailable to other birds, and also to ransack suspended nests built by smaller birds.

A toucan's tongue is long (up to 15 cm (5.9 in)), narrow, grey, and singularly frayed on each side, adding to its sensitivity as a tasting organ.

A structural complex probably unique to toucans involves the modification of several tail vertebrae. The rear three vertebrae are fused and attached to the spine by a ball and socket joint. Because of this, toucans may snap their tail forward until it touches the head. This is the posture in which they sleep, often appearing simply as a ball of feathers, with the tip of the tail sticking out over the head.

Distribution and habitat:

Toucans are native to the Neotropics, from Southern Mexico, through Central America, into South America south to northern Argentina. They mostly live in the lowland tropics, but the mountain species from the genus Andigena reach temperate climates at high altitudes in the Andes and can be found up to the tree line.

For the most part the toucans are forest species, and restricted to primary forests. They will enter secondary forests to forage, but are limited to forests with large old trees that have holes large enough to breed in. Toucans are poor dispersers, particularly across water, and have not reached the West Indies. The only non-forest living toucan is the toco toucan, which is found in savannah with forest patches and open woodlands.[8]

Behaviour and ecology:

Toucans are highly social and most species occur in groups of up to 20 or more birds for most of the time. Pairs may retire from the groups during the breeding season, then return with their offspring after the breeding season. Larger groups may form during irruptions, migration or around a particularly large fruiting tree.

Toucans often spend time sparring with their bills, tag-chasing and calling, during the long time it takes for fruit to digest. These behaviours may be related to maintenance of the pair bond or establishing dominance hierarchies, but the digestion time of fruit, which can take up to 75 minutes during which the toucan can't feed, provide this social time.

Diet:

Toucans are primarily frugivorous (fruit eating), but are opportunistically omnivorous and will take prey such as insects, smaller birds, and small lizards. Captive toucans have been reported to hunt insects actively in their cages, and it is possible to keep toucans on an insect-only diet. They also plunder nests of smaller birds, taking eggs and nestlings. This probably provides a crucial addition of protein to their diet. Certainly, apart from being systematically predatory as well as frugivorous, like many omnivorous birds, they particularly prefer animal food for feeding their chicks. However, in their range, toucans are the dominant frugivores, and as such, play an extremely important ecological role as vectors for seed dispersal of fruiting trees

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Wood Ducks often eat acorns. They are swallowed whole and the shell is ground up in the gizzard before digestion. Wood Ducks also feed on other nuts, berries, seeds and eat insects and invertebrates.

Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus

Norfolk Titchwell

aka Bearded Tit. (M)

This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.

Often having to take grit in order to help digestion.

The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.

Other Breeding areas include Norfolk and Somerset and Alkborough Flats, lincolnshire.

Population:

UK breeding:

630 pairs

Europe:

232 - 437,000 birds

Night after night, the house was slowly digested by the enzymes of the night.

Johnny Bownobo

People with no sense of humor will want to pass this over, this is not for you... (My humor doesn't translate here, well, really, anywhere) 😄

Those that have no shame, trudge boldly ahead...

(Yeah, you, that guy way in the back!) :)

A Fish in Love...

Hank's a really smooth guy, this huge graceful bird...

Me? I can only hang onto his every word.

My true blue, Hank the Heron, I'll always I love you.

Bearded Reedling - Panurus Biarmicus

aka Bearded Tit. (M)

A Schedule 1 Bird.

This species is a wetland specialist, breeding colonially in large reed beds by lakes or swamps. It eats reed aphids in summer, and reed seeds in winter, its digestive system changing to cope with the very different seasonal diets.

Often having to take grit in order to help digestion.

The bearded reedling is a species of temperate Europe and Asia. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate other than eruptive or cold weather movements. It is vulnerable to hard winters, which may kill many birds. The English population of about 500 pairs is largely confined to the south and east with a small population in Leighton Moss in north Lancashire. In Ireland a handful of pairs breed in County Wexford. The largest single population in Great Britain is to be found in the reedbeds at the mouth of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where there may be in excess of 250 pairs.

Other Breeding areas include Norfolk and Somerset and Alkborough Flats, lincolnshire.

Population:

UK breeding:

630 pairs

Europe:

232 - 437,000 birds

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has been valued since ancient times for its great healing properties. It is a symbol of the true perseverance of nature. Dandelions are full of antioxidants and boosts immune system. Other benefits include weight loos, kills cancer cells, supports bile secretion, healthy digestion and fights constipation.

The feather balls are thought to protect the stomach by padding the sharp fish bones of the chick and slowing down the process of digestion so that the bones dissolve rather than pass into the intestine.

Thanks to Karen Hall.

"Fricassee me in red wine you will not! "

Truth be told, Willie only ever has one glass before he roosts for the night, claims it aids with digestion.

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いつもふと目が合うこの子のことを僕は「ことり草」と呼んでいる

それはまるで木の小枝にことりたちが集まって楽しくおしゃべりしているみたい

今日はそのさえずりのボリュームがいちだんと大きく感じたのは

家ごとどこか遠くに吹き飛ばされてしまうかと思った春の嵐が過ぎ去った直後だから

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[original ver.] a song after the spring storm

CURIOSIDADES Y USOS:

Utilizado en la medicina natural desde la antigüedad.

Se dice que sus beneficios incluyen el alivio de las enfermedades respiratorias, el estrés, la depresión, el fortalecimiento del sistema inmunológico, el tratamiento de la inflamación e incluso la facilitación de una mejor digestión.

NOTA: NO UTILIZAR PLANTAS DE JARDÍN O SILVESTRES, PUEDEN CONTENER QUÍMICOS PELIGROSOS PARA LOS HUMANOS.

Los geranios son comidos por las larvas de algunas especies de lepidópteros, incluidas la mariposa lagarta cola parda, la polilla fantasma y la mariposa ratón.

CUMPLIMIENTO!!!! 😍

TERAPIA LOGRADA UN DÍA MÁS.

FUERZAAAAAA!!!

Y SEGUIMOS APOYÁNDONOS Y DISFRUTANDO POR ESTAS GALERÍAS. 💪✌👍💪😍

FELIZ NOCHE.

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