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The swan-necked head lay on the white cushions, silver fence, and a gentle smile hovered in his eyes, the cheeks still smooth, the mouth serene. Not even a sigh or a moan revealed the long ordeal of a lifetime: the little hand was looking for my head in a silent caress of blessing. "Why - he asked me - is your face pale?" » Surprised, I remained silent. But he didn't insist. And the warm breath of his sweet affection even of every pain it soothed the torment. Now I search for the scant words, but in vain, my lost Mother, the light caresses and, deep down in the secret of my soul, the clear light of your blind eyes.
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Lea Luzzati Segre Sorrowful Mother
Even organized by: Ombre D'Arte, Associazione Culturale
Location: Villa Molin
Model: Lucretia Von Denaly
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Mable was waiting for food. I opened the front door, and when I raised the camera, she looked into the lens like this. ("Where is my breakfast? Or shall I eat your cam?!")
Mating Wheel bugs (Reduviidae -- Arilus cristatus). Mt. Pleasant, Howard County Conservancy, Maryland.
I can't resist trying to capture a mating pair and these Common Blue Damsel Flies posed for a while.
House finches are monogamous, meaning they form pairs for breeding. Male finches actively seek mates by performing courtship displays, including singing and performing a "butterfly flight". Females tend to be drawn to males with bright red coloration, which indicates good health and foraging ability.
Males also feed the female (courtship feeding) and guard her from other males. Females also assess other factors, such as the male's courtship displays and singing abilities. Once a pair is established, the female builds a nest, usually made of grasses, hair, or other available fibers.
Migrant Hawker / Herbst-Mosaikjungfer (Aeshna mixta)
Mating Wheel / Paarungsrad
South West Germany, August 2018
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In summer, the male looks very similar to the female, only during the mating season (winter to spring) the male puts on his greenish shimmering plumage.
When mating, the female is grabbed by the tuft and pushed under water
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Galveston Island State Park, Texas. The freeze they experienced over the winter has changed the landscape in this area. But the White-tailed Kites and Crested Cara Caras were showing in good numbers. If only this pair would have turned around.
No me resulta fácil conseguir el apareamiento en esta especie pues no mantienen la verticalidad que necesito para sacar los dos cuerpos a foco que es lo que me gusta.
Imagen recortada un 8%
En el Molí de L'Ombría. Banyeres de Mariola (Alicante) España
It is not easy for me to get mating in this species because they do not maintain the verticality I need to get the two bodies into focus, which is what I like.
Image cropped by 8%
In the Molí de L'Ombría. Banyeres de Mariola (Alicante) Spain
the mating of two marbled white butterflies, female is the brown one & male at bottom,more black & white.
A challenging time to get these today in windy conditions.
This "boat" by a side of the port in Mar del Plata is for everybody to get hot water to brew "mate"
" Mate is prepared by steeping dry leaves (and twigs) of yerba mate in hot water, rather than boiling water like black tea or coffee. It is slightly less potent stimulant than coffee and much gentler on the stomach. Drinking mate with friends from a shared hollow gourd (also called a mate in Spanish, or cabaça or cuia in Portuguese) with a metal straw (a bombilla in Spanish, bomba or canudo in Portuguese) is an extremely common social practice in Argentina, [3][4] Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Chile, eastern Bolivia and Brazil [5] and also Syria and Lebanon.
The flavor of brewed yerba mate is strongly vegetal, herbal, and grassy, reminiscent of some varieties of green tea. Many consider the flavor to be very agreeable, but it is generally bitter if steeped in boiling water, so is made using hot but not boiling water. Unlike most teas, it does not become bitter and astringent when steeped for extended periods, and the leaves may be infused several times. Additionally, one can purchase flavored mate in many varieties."
(Wikipedia)
Mar del Plata, Argentina
South America
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Visit of the Tissenhovemolen 'windmill' taken during Saturday's Molentocht in Mater from Hanske de Krijger walking club
Ctenotus labillardieri Common Southwest Ctenotus
While walking a tourist track, two Ctenotus skings were biting each other and rolling around.
Unfortunately other images taken have been lost.
I'm pretty sure these are Common Blue Damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) mating. The male is above grasping the female by the scruff of her neck. They are perching on the Pendulous Sedge by the pond and don't seem troubled by the spider's web...
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People jokingly refer to animal mating behavior as something like “bird porn” which makes me reflect a bit on the issue. Actual animal sex takes place right out in the open, and with kids present no less! I guess it’s OK for humans to enjoy watching and photographing animals without the curtesy of even getting a room. We are somehow able to part with the puritanism that runs in our culture and just enjoy having the luck to have seen it. Often, people watching laugh and make light when it happens, but I wonder if that’s a manifestation of the slight unease some of us feel. Imagine the controversy if there was a sign at the entrance that read: “Caution, you may be exposed to acts of animal sex. Management has no control over this behavior and neither condones nor supports it. If uncomfortable, you are advised to look and walk away.” I am purposely holding back on making any political jokes here but feel free to go ahead on your own. (Great Blue Herons – Ardea Herodias) (Sony a1, 400mm @ f/2.8, 1/2500 second, ISO 640)
Queen butterflies mating today. You can see the male's hair-pencils (puff balls at the end of the abdomen). They may release pheromones during courtship.