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A Reddish Egret in early dawn light
From birdnote:
The Reddish Egret, a particularly glamorous heron, is best known for its startling antics in capturing fish. When fishing, the egret sprints across the lagoon, weaving left and right, simultaneously flicking its broad wings in and out, while stabbing into the water with its bill. Fish startled at the egret’s crazed movements become targets of that pink dagger. At times, the bird will raise its wings forward over its head, creating a shadow on the water. It then freezes in this position for minutes. Fish swim in, attracted by a patch of shade and . . . well, you know the rest.
a fox hunting
The fox was far from me, more than 100m and I was behind a fence.
He was in search of food, maybe rabbits as there is a lot of them here
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Mit Karin am letzten Tag im Naturschutzgebiet Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen haben wir diese Füchsin beim erfolgreichen Jagen einer Maus beobachtet.
With Karin on the last day in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen nature reserve we dobserve this vixen successfully hunting a mouse.
A very patient American Kestrel hunting for voles along a grassy field. She was an absolute amazing hunter.
It's always great to see these fascinating birds hunting
Western Marsh Harrier (Bruine kiekendief)
Location: Goeree, the Netherlands
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I found this coyote hunting along the river, didn't see it catch anything, but it was a a beautiful scene.
One from yesterday. It was a funny old day weather wise, very cold with rain, snow and hailstones but I was not bothered in the least after seeing and watching this beauty.
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This coyote has given me some great photo opportunities lately. He has been seen in a cemetery that also has fields, woods, and a swamp area surrounding it.
I grew up in the Midwest where Robins are everywhere. Photography gives us a new perspective as we see the muddy wet Robin coming up out of the grass with a wiggling worm. Isn’t nature something? Yum!
This morning I woke up to a real treat. Three great egrets stopped in to rest and get a bite to eat from the pond.
“Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.”
Josh Billings
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The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.
She flew and went hunting I watched her glide across a field and anticipated at any moment she would be diving after a meadow vole but whatever she initially was after must have disappeared and then she just suddenly veered right and headed back to where she was initially perched. I wanted to stay and watch her catch a meal but the light was poor and getting darker by the minute.
Golden-mantled ground squirrel on Bear's Hump in Waterton Lakes National Park, on the hunt for delicacies left behind by tourists.
Off to the Harz Mountains over Christmas. And there was snow, even if it wasn't quite a lot, at least it was a wintry atmosphere.
Über Weihnachten ab in den Harz. Und es lag Schnee, auch wenn es nicht ganz viel war, so war es wenigstens eine winterliche Stimmung.
A strategically planned family weekend led to Orgéo, along the beautiful Athus-Meuse line. We stayed at walking distance from the famous spot. After careful investigation of the hunting planning, I concluded it to be safe to go out shooting myself. Subject was the container shuttle connecting Antwerp and the TCA terminal in Athus. In very soft autumn light, 186 123 and 186 215 lead a southbound train. It was one of the few trains to be seen on the line during this quiet armistice weekend.
ATLU 186 123 (RTX) & 186 215, Orgéo, November 12, 2022.
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THE FIRST SHOT OF A SERIES of images of a lioness in the late afternoon in Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.
She had left the other lionesses of her pride and was was slowly walking while listening and looking in all directions.
We also could hear some wildebeest not too far away and she started to look intently in that direction.
Unfortunately for us the vegetation in that area looked quite dense so I was afraid that there would be no photo opportunities.....
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Vulnerable
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