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A lovely visit to a ‘natural’ farm in South Africa. These goats were free to roam. Lovely to see.
Pantanal
Brazil
South America
Cuiaba River
The giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft).
Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members. The groups are centered on a dominant breeding pair and are extremely cohesive and cooperative.
Although generally peaceful, the species is territorial, and aggression has been observed between groups.
The giant otter is diurnal, being active exclusively during daylight hours. It is the noisiest otter species, and distinct vocalizations have been documented that indicate alarm, aggressiveness, and reassurance.
The giant otter ranges across north-central South America; it lives mostly in and along the Amazon River and in the Pantanal. – Wikipedia
Seven years ago, in just one outing to the "Acorn Woodpecker Tree" at Ginder Gap on the western flank of Mt. Diablo, I took over 100 shots of Acorn Woodpeckers working, interacting, and "playing." There were eight images that I really liked, but I only posted one, a companion to this. Two females sat atop a post and kept looking in all directions, not for raptors, but it turned out that there was a meeting called and a dozen or so in the family were very late! When they showed up, there was quite a racket, a racket as only Acorn Woodpeckers can make with their "whacka-whacka- whacka" call. That was the largest family group that I had seen at one time, and I spent several hours capturing all that I could. I do wish I had the SX50 for a greater reach, but I was happy enough with the experience and the images I got.
The best image is of these two looking in the opposite directions: the caption is, "Waiting For the Cable Guy". flic.kr/p/qLLkXG
The Cranes, family Gruidae, are among the most amazing birds we have on this planet.
With their large stature and loud resounding calls, cranes have appealed to mankind whenever we have met.
In prehistoric times primitive peoples in Africa, Australia and Europe painted images of cranes in caves.
Egyptians decorated their tombs with images of cranes, the Ancient Greeks domesticated cranes and there is a Greek myth that the Greek God Mercury invented the Greek alphabet after seeing a crane fly.
Common Crane (Grus grus)_w_3159
We were out one morning near the Waterberg Mountains and saw lion tracks in the sand. Our guide Hugh said it was a family and we decided to follow to see if we could find them. We tracked them for about a mile (I use the word 'we' but Hugh was doing all the tracking!) and found a female lion and her three cubs drinking at a waterhole. She was wary at first, but soon settled down and later they lay beside the vehicle.
Small part of a herd of elephants on the plains of Kenya, seen in beautiful morning light. Zoom if you choose to see all their wrinkles, folds and tusks in detail
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This is a look back at our 2018 safari. More photos from this amazing trip can be seen in my Safari Album www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157669809103977
iNaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/photos/111619118
Jenny Pansing Photos
Heading south but stopping off the feed in Northern Germany.
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Pantanal
Brazil
South America
TCuiaba River
The he giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft).
Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members. The groups are centered on a dominant breeding pair and are extremely cohesive and cooperative.
Although generally peaceful, the species is territorial, and aggression has been observed between groups.
The giant otter is diurnal, being active exclusively during daylight hours. It is the noisiest otter species, and distinct vocalizations have been documented that indicate alarm, aggressiveness, and reassurance.
The giant otter ranges across north-central South America; it lives mostly in and along the Amazon River and in the Pantanal. - Wikipedia
The long-tailed tit is a small, fluffy bird with a distinctive, long tail that's longer than its body. It's characterized by a white head with a black eyestripe, a black and white back, and pinkish underparts, though juveniles lack the pink. They are known for their social nature, often seen in small, active family groups, and their constant chatter while foraging
You may have to look at this full size to see them. And I have a confession to make: I didn't see them when I made this shot. It was early morning, I was looking at a vast landscape with its bands of light and shadow and drifting fog. On my right, the sun was just above the horizon, and my eyes were tearing from the glare and the cold (excuses! excuses!). So... I missed these four coyotes as they came over that ridge and proceeded along its length, on the hunt, or perhaps returning to their den site after a late night/early morning hunt. That led to a happy surprise when I opened the RAW file for processing.
They were pretty far away, perhaps not aware of me, either. Regardless, they add an extra wild element to this photo, for which I am grateful. Now I can't imagine this image without them!
Photographed above Police Coulee in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
An early morning to Bushy Park
what a day, been a long time since I saw that much activity there... topped off with the heavy frost... freezing!
the boys had a great day rutting, you could hear the antlers well off
a day to remember
This juvenile Black-gilled Magpie has its adult plumage, is fully fledged and out there foraging with the parent birds... but hasn't yet figured out that food comes from other places than the parent's bill. It will catch on before too long. I've seen this behaviour in a lot of different birds. Years ago I was fascinated to watch a young Glaucous-winged Gull in Vancouver's Stanley Park crying and begging for popcorn from its parent. The popcorn was spilled on top of the seawall, around the youngster's feet. It had not yet learned how to pick the stuff up on its own.
The magpie encounter was fun. I shot from the rolling red Toyota blind as a group of them scoured the nearby prairie for food. And what is the collective noun for a group of magpies? I just googled it. There are several:
A tiding of magpies.
A tittering of magpies.
A gulp of magpies.
A mischief of magpies.
A congregation of magpies.
A conventicle of magpies.
There are even more. Personally, I like "mischief"...
This is the first of four shots of young animals (birds are in the animal kingdom, so they qualify).
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2016 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
A family group of White Rhino who just did not want to be disturbed from their nap and created a road block
This mum and her two sub-adult cubs were very alert, continually scanning the horizon for trouble...
They had a good vantage point on this termite mound...
(EXPLORED)- There's ALWAYS got to be one... - LOL!
Harris's Hawks | Maricopa County, AZ
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The Black-Crowned Palm-Tanager is predominately found in the Dominican Republic whereas the Grey-crowned Palm-Tanager is predominately found in Haiti but they can and do overlap across the island. These birds usually forage in pairs or small family groups, frequently signalling to each other with a soft squeaky chip or re-aaau call which is sometimes described as a kitten meowing. They forage for food in trees and shrubs and it moves slowly with the occasional flick of its tail as it inspects holes and crevices for food, they have strong feet enabling them to cling to almost anything. They enjoy a good variety of food which includes seeds, fruits and small lizards they even eat bread which has been thrown to them and it also has the habit of feeding on the honeydew secreted by scale insects. This lovely little bird is endemic to the island of Hispaniola and the photograph was taken in the Dominican Republic.
Igreja românica de Santa Marinha, em Moreira de Rei (Trancoso), erguida entre os séculos XII e XIII, apresenta uma estrutura tÃpica do perÃodo, com fachada em cantaria e portal de arco de volta perfeita. À sua frente, destaca-se uma necrópole medieval, a maior do género em Portugal, com mais de 700 sepulturas antropomórficas escavadas na rocha. Dispostas em grupos familiares, estas sepulturas revelam a vivência dos locais num arranjo comunitário que integra o adro da igreja e áreas habitacionais. A proximidade das sepulturas à igreja e à s habitações revela uma fascinante relação entre o sagrado e o quotidiano na Idade Média.
.....Sugar Glider - Petaurus breviceps.....nocturnal native Australian small marsupial possums with the ability to glide from tree tops and branches, never descending to the ground to feed.
Their name indicates they love sweet blossoms with plenty of nectar and pollen, which makes them excellent at distributing pollen..... but they also hunt insects. They inhabit snug homes in hollow limbs of tall eucalypt forests on Australia's east coastal areas....
Just on dusk they emerge from their hollows and race to the tops of the trees and launch into space gliding and steering by the tail to the chosen tree, often many metres away. Upon landing, they then race lickety split to the nearest clump of blossoms......but on the way, will snatch up any insect.
In size they are about 16 to 21 cms. body length and the same tail length.
in Explore Mar 11 2016
Beautiful sculpture in the Turrill Sculpture Garden - located at the back of the Summertown Library.
Here's another photo of this family of elephant, as they headed down to water... That lovely golden light seemed to last for hours whilst up in the air... You can see how the baby is being protected by the older family members... They have it surrounded...
Dovrefjell Nationalpark. By the size of the horns one can define the age. I’m happy with the background not being sunlit. Making the contrast look a little nicer. A rather pleasant day in the mountains. There’s always muskox to be found. I try not to stay for long while photographing them. I’m only visiting while they live up there. They deserve some privacy. Dovrefjell at this time of year is not so much visited by tourists, which I’m fine with. And winterlight is special with the sun not rising high above the horisont at this lattitude. This muskoxcalf was well protected in a group of nearly twenty muskoxes. This is like a familygroup with several calfs, cows and a alfamale.
For the Grandparents, or even Great Grandparents that posed with their enormous clan, this must have been a very proud moment? What a wonderful collection of women, men, and children, all scrubbed up and looking very happy.
I am really looking forward to meeting the Dowleys, and discovering all about them!
Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Collection, Waterford
Date: Sunday, 3 May 1925, but perhaps a year ealier in 1924,
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 3262
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
It's not the Wailing Wall, guys. Just a humble concrete water tank; provided for all travellers on this dusty Northern Territory Outback road. Apostlebirds taking a break.
A number of family groups had congregated in this open salty pan, to replenish their minerals... All three groups had young babies like the one above... It was interesting to watch how the older members of each family kept a constant vigil over the babies, keeping them close within their circle...