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A visit to Bushy park very early this morning. This was the only Fallow stag who tolerated the Magpies...
Magpies are known to pick ticks off of the backs of deer, and other large mammals. It is mutually beneficial for both species — the Magpie gets a meal, and the deer gets rid of ticks...
Credits:
Rachel (Right):
Body: Lara by Maitreya
Head: Uma by Catwa
Head Applier: Heidi newish from L'Etre
Skin Tone: Cotton from L'Etre
Shape: Heidi from L'Etre
Hair: Unati new from DOUX @ Access
Swimsuit: Ina new gachas from ViSion @ Epiphany
Chiara (Left):
Body: Lara from Maitreya
Head: Uma from Catwa
Skin: Bobbi for Catwa newish from Glam Affair
Hair: Rose from DOUX
Swimsuit: Irma from Just BECAUSE
Both:
Pose and Surfboard: Royal Dogs new from Luanes World in mainstore
Location: Black Kite
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
Great to be able to see the Grebes again today. It looks like just the two chicks in this clutch. I didn't see any of the five chicks in the first clutch actually riding around on the parents back like this so was happy to get this image.
Still being unable to get out I am continuing to delve into my archive. This time though I only go back a couple of years to a visit to the local reserve at St Aidans. Alas the photo was taken through some reeds which are just visible in the image.
The subjects are a pair of little humbugs seen hitching a ride on a parents back. After the chicks have hatched black-necked grebes will desert the nest and the chicks live on the parents backs for about 4 days. After about 10 days the parents will split the chicks up with each parent taking care of half of the brood. They are independent after another 10 days and fledge in about 3 weeks.
The latest news from the reserve is that 18 were spotted on 30th March. Fingers crossed we will be treated to a repeat of such sights in the near future.
Western wedding chapel in Arizona near Superstition Mountains
(not HDR just a few tickles and a pinch in PS)
We took the car ferry to get to my daughters from Port Bolivar to Galveston, TX and I looked up and noticed this crew of hitch hikers taking a free ride. I liked the light and the red, white and blue.
Happy Friday and have a nice weekend!
Thie smaller Eastern Painted Turtle was resting atop the larger turtle as they sunned themselves. The bigger one appears to be a Red-eared Slider.
For Smile on Saturday... "Free Theme"
As my grandson and I crossed Port Phillip Bay on a ferry this Silver Gull stayed on the rail for most of the journey.
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Baby Alligator riding on Mom's back. Alligators are good mothers and go to great lengths to protect their babies from predators. At one point three babies were riding, one actually straddling the Mom's head. Quite remarkable as I've never seen this behavior before, although it is well documented.
Takes awhile for me to get a decent shot of this hitch hiker. Now I had completed my collections of 3 Australian grebes hitch hikers. Only takes me 4 years😅
An old Little Grebe photo from London Wetlands used by The Guardian to celebrate the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's 70th Anninversay.
www.theguardian.com/community/gallery/2016/nov/10/otters-...
picture taken @ Sunny's Photo Studio
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Pose: The Traveler
Once again I’m indebted to the gorgeous Volupturaptor Perl for this gorgeous outfit idea featuring the double cuteness of this Zenith shorts and top combo, available now at N21, and this M.Birdie jacket slung over my shoulder. The striking pose is from a brand new set from Signature Pose of which I’m sure I’ll be featuring more!
Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
156th MMM UNDER THE SEA THEME Challenge
and
The Award Tree’s Challenge # 215.0 July 2022 ~ Wet Work ~
[Main image my own / koala with goggles from icon-library.com /
processed with DDG, framed in FilterForge]
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Black Sexton Beetle (nicrophorus humator) giving a free ride to a mite.
The Sexton beetles are the undertakers of the insect world. They fly to carrion, attracted by the smell (check out the antennae!). If the dead animal is small, such as a mouse, they crawl underneath and excavate the soil so that the corpse gradually sinks into the ground. They then lay eggs nearby, and stay until the larvae hatch, and even feed them.
They are on the wing maily from April to September.
They are able to fly long distances to feed on carrion and so can be seen a wide variety of habitats depending on where their food is to be found.
This concrete beauty was obviously around when the horse and buggy were popular. I am assuming the fence-like structure is a hitching post. This would be a blank slate for any landscapers. I guess the horses ate the bushes.
I’m going to say this house is abandoned even though it has curtains and blinds. The front door is blocked by lumber. From what I can see through the back windows it looks empty. A concrete bunker (ahem! house) can last for a long time without needing repair. Number 2418 only needs some paint and window repair. The house number strikes me as funny as there were only about 10 houses in this town. HTT!