Dinner Challenge
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As we were driving along the road, next to Isenberg Crane Reserve, we spotted something out of the right side of the automobile. We pulled up next to it and about 3 feet away, on a tree stump, was a Red Shouldered hawk that was preparing to eat its dinner meal.
Every evening the same routine plays out. Papa lands on a nearby telephone pole within view of his family and eats the head of his fresh catch. Only then does he fly over and drop the mutilated fish into the nest. I've spent numerous late afternoons watching this process over and over, but never where the entire family was visible. This time, all four chicks, including the runt, picked up their heads at the perfect moment. Unfortunately, Mama, in the rear, decided to duck down.
A great blue heron spear fishing for dinner caught a small carp but still had a fair bit bit of trouble swallowing it....
I watched these determined pigeons awaiting the departure of the diners at this table and once they did the feast began in earnest.
ʙᴏᴏᴅ'ᴜᴘ ᴘᴏsᴇs | ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ
ʀᴡᴀʏ | ᴋᴀʟ ᴛ-sʜɪʀᴛ
ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴅ | ʀᴇɪᴅ ᴅɪɴɪɴɢ sᴇᴛ - ғᴀᴛᴘᴀᴄᴋ
* ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴀʀᴇᴀ ʀᴜɢ, ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ,
ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ , ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇ
ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ, ᴠᴏᴛɪᴠᴇ
ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇ, ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
ᴍᴇxᴏɴ | ᴡɪɴᴅʟɪɢʜᴛ 007 - ᴀᴅᴅ/ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ
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SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7
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Trapezia Crab Spider (Sidymella trapezia)
I have been seeing a number of these Crab Spiders in the garden recently. This one had caught a fly for dinner late yesterday afternoon on one of our African Daisies.
What did I do wrong in the preparations of the dinner.....??
Hope she don´t look in any mirror..... o.o.....
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Veränderliche Krabbenspinne (Misumena vatia)
Die viel größeren Weibchen können ihre Körperfarbe verändern und sich der Umgebung anpassen. Da diese Art keine Netze bauen kann, wird gewartet, bis ein Insekt in der Nähe landet. Blitzschnell packt es die Spinne mit ihren langen, stacheligen Vorderbeinen und injiziert der Beute ein schnell wirkendes Gift. Dadurch können sie sogar Insekten erbeuten, die das Mehrfache der eigenen Körpergröße haben.
Die Männchen sind wesentlich kleiner und können Ihre Farbe nicht verändern.
The much larger females can change their body color and adapt to the environment. Since this species cannot build webs, it waits until an insect lands nearby. Quickly, it grabs the spider with its long, spiny front legs and injects the prey with a fast-acting poison. This means they can even prey on insects that are several times their own size.
The males are much smaller and cannot change their color.
Les femelles, beaucoup plus grandes, peuvent changer de couleur corporelle et s'adapter à l'environnement. Comme cette espèce ne peut pas construire de toiles, elle attend qu’un insecte se pose à proximité. Rapidement, il attrape l’araignée avec ses longues pattes avant épineuses et injecte à la proie un poison à action rapide. Cela signifie qu’ils peuvent même s’attaquer à des insectes plusieurs fois plus grands que leur taille.
Les mâles sont beaucoup plus petits et ne peuvent pas changer de couleur.
I never seem to get good Butterfly shots. I shot off maybe thirty of these and even went to get my macro camera. There were a few workable out of the A99.
Thanks to the butterfly who stayed in there while I attempted this.
I did manage to finish some song lyrics today.