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A Giant Swallowtail leaves a coneflower for a Fritillary to enjoy. I know this looks photoshopped, but I swear it's not... just well timed. Prairie Garden Trust in Missouri.
Species: Cinclus cinclus.
Location: River Goyt, Cheshire.
A medium-sized, plump bird, the dipper is often seen sitting on a stone in a river or stream, bobbing up and down. It can be found around fast-flowing streams and rivers, mostly in upland areas, It feeds on underwater invertebrates, such as stonefly and caddis fly larvae, by walking straight into, and completely under, the water to find them. Info: Wildlife Trust.
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A wall brown butterfly basking on a footpath at the summit of Leckhampton Hill near Cheltenham. This shot was taken about eight years ago with an old Canon Powershot A400 compact camera. I haven't seen a wall brown butterfly at this site for several years now.
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Britain's smallest grebe is a dumpy and buoyant bird that frequently dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates. It was my good fortune to see one fairly close and in the open.
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The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
The Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher, the only member, monotypic, of the genus Megarynchus.
It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees from Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina, and through to Trinidad.
The nest, built by the female, is an open saucer of sticks. The typical clutch is two or three whitish eggs heavily blotched with brown. These are incubated mostly by the female for 17–18 days with a further 24 days to fledging.
Adult Boat-billed Flycatchers are one of the largest species of tyrant flycatcher, measuring 23 cm (9.1 in) long and weighing 70 g (2.5 oz).
The massive black bill, which gives this species its English and generic names. The call is a strident trilled nya, nya, nya.
Boat-billed Flycatchers wait on a concealed perch high in a tree and sally out to catch insects in flight. They will also take invertebrates off the foliage and eat some berries. Wikipedia
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia. First one of the season, male attracted to pheromone lure today on the Machars, D&G. VC74.
...or in more common parlance, a plastic worm with embedded hook. It's a piece of tackle found in many a fisherman's tackle box. That wire apparatus on the hook is a weed guard, designed to allow the worm to be pulled through weeds without hanging up, while still hooking any fish that may strike.
Macro Mondays: "Hook" theme; and Our Daily Challenge: "Begins With T" (tackle)
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SÃœDAFRIKA, Kapstadt - im Two Oceans Aquarium, grazile Wesen,
SERIE
, Das Two Oceans Aquarium ist ein privat betriebenes Aquarium in Kapstadt, Südafrika. Es befindet sich im historischen Hafenviertel von Kapstadt, der Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
Das 1995 eröffnete Aquarium zeigt in über 30 Becken 300 Fischarten aus dem Indischen und dem Atlantischen Ozean, dazu kommen wirbellose Tiere wie Anemonen, Quallen, Röhrenwürmer, Muscheln, Schnecken und Krebse. Besondere Attraktionen sind der 2 Mio. Liter umfassende Open Ocean Tank, in dem Haie und Rochen zu sehen sind, und der Living Kelp Forest (Seetang-Wald), der die Tierwelt an der Küste widerspiegelt.
SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town - at the Two Oceans Aquarium, SERIES
The Two Oceans Aquarium is a privately run aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located in Cape Town's historic harbor district, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.
Opened in 1995, the aquarium displays 300 species of fish from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans in over 30 tanks, as well as invertebrates such as anemones, jellyfish, tube worms, mussels, snails and crabs. Special attractions include the 2 million liter Open Ocean Tank, in which sharks and rays can be seen, and the Living Kelp Forest, which reflects the coastal fauna.
Fun facts about ants, an excerpt taken from Insect Library - Terro: "They are social insects, which means they live in large colonies or groups. Depending on the species, ant colonies can consist of millions of ants. ... Ant colonies also have soldier ants that protect the queen, defend the colony, gather or kill food, and attack enemy colonies in search for food and nesting space"
For me, I thought it was interesting to find out that they are pollinators too, although their flying counterparts are better at it, since they can spread the pollen longer distances. Which means they are an important factor in keeping a healthy ecosystem. This little black ant was collecting pollen from my portulaca flowers and seemed to enjoy the nectar as well.
Small, compact duck with a long, fan-shaped tail, often held sticking up out of water. Breeding males have a chestnut body, black cap, white cheek, and baby-blue bill. Winter males have a brown body, black cap and white cheek. Females and immature males are brown overall with a dark cap and dark line through the cheek. Often in tight groups bobbing like corks on ponds and bays. Dives to forage on aquatic invertebrates. Not often seen flying.
Centrepointe Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 2021.