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Hummingbirds are birds from the Americas that constitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) in length.
They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings which flap at high frequencies audible to humans. They hover in mid-air at rapid wing-flapping rates, which vary from around 12 beats per second in the largest species, to more than 80 in some of the smallest. Of those species that have been measured in wind tunnels, their top speed exceeds 15 m/s (54 km/h; 34 mph) and some species can dive at speeds in excess of 22 m/s (79 km/h; 49 mph).
Hummingbirds have the highest metabolism of any homeothermic animal. To conserve energy when food is scarce, and nightly when not foraging, they can go into torpor, a state similar to hibernation, slowing to 1/15th of its normal rate.
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All those spices and herbs in your spice rack can do more than provide calorie-free, natural flavorings to enhance and make food delicious. They're also an incredible source of antioxidants and help rev up your metabolism and improve your health at the same time........
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Today is a pink or purple day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Smile on Saturday is numbers.
As you can see, Mr. Egg is obsessed with numbers… Since he gained a little bit of weight, he can’t stop measuring himself… He takes note of all the numbers each day. Unfortunately for Mr. Egg, even with all the efforts he makes in order to lose some weight, the numbers are still the same (or almost)… Maybe Mr.Egg’s metabolism has slowed down…or maybe it is hormonal … or maybe it is both… or maybe Mr. Egg eats too much Nutella on his cheat days… We will never know. However, Mr. Egg is very motivated to bring those numbers down before going back to work in few weeks…
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Rood is de kleur van vuur en bloed dus wordt het geassocieerd met energie, oorlog, gevaar, kracht, vastberadenheid en ook passie, verlangen en liefde. Rood is een zeer emotioneel intense kleur. Het verhoogt de stofwisseling, verhoogt de ademhalingssnelheid en verhoogt de bloeddruk.
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Red is the color of fire and blood so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, determination as well as passion, desire and love. Red is a very emotionally intense color. It increases metabolism, increases breathing rate and increases blood pressure.
Wombats are herbivores and nocturnal. They emerge from their burrows to eat mostly grasses, roots, herbs and bark. Their incisor teeth resemble those of rodents and grow constantly as they are adapted for gnawing on tough vegetation. Wombats have a very slow metabolism which is an adaptation to help their survival in arid conditions. It takes around 8 to 14 days for them to complete digestion.
The main predators of wombats are Tasmanian devils and dingoes. Wombats initially avoid being caught by having a very tough rear hide, with most of the rump made of cartilage. This prevents teeth or claws from easily grasping the wombat. Their very short tail also makes it difficult for a predator to catch them.
Wombats try to drive off attackers with two-legged kicks, like a donkey or horse. If chased, wombats dive into a nearby tunnel and use their hardened rump to block the attacker. In some cases, wombats allow the attacker to force their head over the wombat’s back, and then use their powerful legs to crush the skull of the attacker against the tunnel roof.
If I'm not looking for birds in my free time, I'm probably fishing and fall is a fantastic time for both activities. As the water in our local rivers and lakes cools down, the fish go on a feeding binge before winter shuts their metabolism down until next spring. This colorful green sunfish could compete with any fancy pet shop fish in an aquarium and I let it go to dazzle all the other fish swimming here at Lake Hendricks.
Hair ice is a rare phenomenon occurring when temperatures are slightly below freezing point. It is found on wet dead wood. Unlike hoarfrost which is caused by air humidity, hair ice grows from the moisture inside the dead wood. According to bio-physical studies mycelia of certain fungi are the key to the formation of hair ice. Their aerobic metabolism causes gases pushing the slightly subcooled water inside the deadwood to the surface. The water freezes and hair ice starts growing as more water is getting pushed to the surface.
American Marten (or Pine Marten) interesting fact: it has a high metabolism, so the American Marten is often hunting. Its diet consists primarily of small mammals, including squirrels and rodents. They will also eat birds, fruit, nuts, insects, and carrion. However, the marten is also an aggressive predator, and can kill the much larger snowshoe hares and marmots. I had to keep reminding myself that this is a wild animal, and not a cute, teddy bear.
People say the English are mad, maybe we are....Lol
View from the Bivvy
I don't know if we will get snow this year, but I found this old fishing photo of a 30 acre lake known as Aquatels. Where I fished a lot as a child, and on and off in my adult years. Unfortunately it is now a wakeboarding centre set up, with participants being pulled around the lake on cables. Suspended from seven pylons type frames rising from the water. So the main body of water is out of bounds to fisherman now.
I usually fish with one or two rods only, but in the winter months sometimes have three rods set up. One on standby with lead attached in case I get a run, I can recast out a fresh rod on same spot faster then. In cold conditions although we fish out of tents (bivvys). Your body metabolism seems to be much slower. So re-setting up can take longer, especially if you have been at the lake for 3 or 4 nights.
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I've often said that I love fractals and the geometry iun nature. Nothing is as pleasingly geometric as this stonecrop!
It isn't rare to walk through the Garden and see Crassulacae or Stonecrop. What is unusual, very unusual is to see a plant that is less than two years old already spread out and having formed a spiral of plants in the center. I have reported three in the past year to Brian, the Curator, who has told me why he's so excited by the spiral.
This image was taken three days ago. The one below, last summer.
The Crassulaceae (from Latin crassus, thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Crassulacean acid metabolism.
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Hair ice, also called ice wool or frost beard, is a rare natural phenomenon in which a hair-like, woolly ice structure develops on dead and wet heartwood, not on the bark, of deciduous trees.
Hair ice can form when the air temperature is slightly below freezing. Fungi occur in the wood and the metabolism of these fungi, among other things, releases water that is forced out through very small openings in the wood. The water squeezed out freezes into a hair-like structure. High humidity is necessary for the successful formation of hair ice so that the water squeezed out cannot evaporate and remains available for freezing. As long as the fungi continue to produce water and the climatic conditions remain favorable, hair ice can continue to grow. If the air temperature becomes too low, the metabolism of the fungi drops to such a low level that insufficient water is produced.
Hair ice is very delicate and melts immediately upon contact. If hair ice is exposed to sunlight, it will quickly sublimate and disappear. Hair ice can therefore be found early in the morning or only in shady places.
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IJshaar, ook wel haarijs of sneeuwbaard, is een zeldzaam natuurlijk verschijnsel waarbij een haarachtige, wollige ijsstructuur ontstaat op dood en nat kernhout, dus niet op de bast, van loofbomen.
IJshaar kan ontstaan als de luchttemperatuur even onder het vriespunt ligt. In het hout komen schimmels voor en bij de stofwisseling van deze schimmels komt onder andere water vrij dat door zeer kleine openingen in het hout (houtstralen) naar buiten wordt geperst. Het naar buiten geperste water bevriest tot een haarachtige structuur. Een hoge luchtvochtigheid is noodzakelijk voor de succesvolle vorming van ijshaar zodat het naar buiten geperste water niet kan verdampen en voor bevriezing beschikbaar blijft. Zolang de schimmels water blijven produceren en de klimatologische omstandigheden gunstig blijven, kan ijshaar aan blijven groeien. Als de luchttemperatuur te laag wordt, daalt de stofwisseling van de schimmels tot zo'n laag niveau dat er onvoldoende water geproduceerd wordt.
IJshaar is zeer teer en smelt na aanraking direct weg. Als ijshaar aan zonlicht wordt blootgesteld, zal het snel sublimeren en verdwijnen. IJshaar is daarom 's morgens vroeg of alleen op schaduwrijke plaatsen te vinden.
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations with a tribute to hugs.
I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.
Ann Hood
A hug is a great gift – one size fits all, and it’s easy to exchange.
Anon
There’s a long life ahead of you and it’s going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
Yoko Ono
Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.
Leo Buscaglia
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Today's Science Lesson: though this rattlesnake -- common in the Ozarks, but not on our property -- seems to be napping, as the weather cools it becomes sluggish and stays near its winter hibernaculum, usually a small cave on wooded hillsides. Most snakes in Missouri, however, go into brumation, a slowing metabolism, so on warmer days might briefly appear. We see more common and non-poisonous garter snakes, kingsnakes, black and rat snakes and almost no rodents, thanks to our slithery neighbors.
The Scarlet Bell or as it is properly known - Bell Rock.
Ah, the color Red and the different emotions it invokes. Red is passion, desire and love. Red is fire, blood and danger. Red enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure.
Red Rock park, Sedona, Arizona.
Tiny Heart, Big Engine: Even while resting, a female hummingbird's heart beats an incredible 150 times per minute! This rapid pace helps keep their high metabolism going, allowing them to quickly burst into action when needed.
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Excerpt from the plaque:
Bears are well-known for sleeping in winter. While we like to play in the snow and celebrate the season, bears tuck in.
By slowing down their metabolism, they can nap until it warms up in spring.
Sugar...
Added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet.
It can have harmful effects on metabolism and contribute to all sorts of diseases.
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I'm not very happy with the result, but the message has to be said.
This sugar crystal's size is 1*0.5mm, the picture is cropped halve it's size.
Part of the text used by Bjarke Ingels (famous Danish architect) for an exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center, Copenhagen. Urban metabolism? It is a catchy expression...
Cold Winter Day with Snowstorm, Perched in a Serviceberry Tree, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado. While it isn't best for a bird to use precious calories to heat itself by eating snow to stay hydrated, sometimes that is its best option. Birds in summer and winter both need water sources each day. Water keeps their metabolisms healthy, which helps to keep their feathers in top insulating condition and, ultimately, they stay warmer!
Why Older People Feel the Cold More
Slower Metabolism: As the body ages, its metabolic rate naturally decreases, meaning it burns fewer calories and generates less internal heat.
Reduced Insulation: Muscle mass and the layer of subcutaneous fat under the skin thin with age, reducing the body's natural insulation and causing heat to escape more quickly.
Poorer Circulation: Stiffer blood vessels and a less efficient heart make it harder for the body to pump warm blood to the hands and feet.
Health Conditions & Medications: Chronic conditions like hypothyroidism, diabetes, and anaemia can impair temperature regulation. Medications such as beta-blockers or blood thinners can also increase cold sensitivity.
Reduced Mobility: Spending more time sitting or lying down reduces the heat produced by physical movement.
So lots of layers - even if it does make you look "inflated".
Minehead, Somerset, UK.
Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. -
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Long-tongued bats (Glossophaga soricina) feeding from nectar of a flowering tree at the Braulio Carrillo National Park in Costa Rica.
These bats have the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds. Although it uses 50% of its stored fat over the course of a day, over 80% of its energy comes directly from the simple sugars that compose its diet of nectar.
La lluvia hace que los pequeños insectos se refugien de la misma, a la vez que el descenso de temperatura hace que baje su metabolismo. Así que si tienes suerte en encontrarlas, seguramente serán un modelo tranquilo.
The rain causes the little insects to take shelter from the rain, while the drop in temperature lowers their metabolism. So if you're lucky enough to find them, they're sure to be a quiet model.
Healthy wild fruits..Crab apples... rosehips .... blackthorn ..
Crab apples... are edible...they are bowel cleansing ... metabolism-enhancing and contain pectin that binds toxins in the gut.
Rose hips :
From the shell of the hip can make a vitamin-rich tea, which is slightly diuretic and laxative because of its high content of vegetable acids and Pektiden. He helps with bladder and kidney ailments and colds.
The Mus is particularly suitable because of its sprouting and effect is like a rehashing against gout and rheumatism uses.
The jam promotes appetite ..is rich in vitamin C and lycopene.
Blackthorn: ... The flowers, bark and fruits have an astringent diuretic, laxative weakly, antipyretic, stomachic and anti-inflammatory. A flower infusion is used especially in children with diarrheal diseases in bladder and kidney problems, and stomach discomfort. Blackthorn elixier is considered suitable tonic after infectious diseases.
by wikipedia
Gesunde Wildfrüchte..Zieräpfelchen...Hagebutten....Schlehen..
Zieräpfel :
sind essbar..sie sind darmreinigend...stoffwechselfördernd und enthalten Pektin das Giftstoffe im Darm bindet.
Hagebutten :
Aus der Schale der Hagebutte kann man einen vitaminreichen Tee machen, der wegen seines hohen Gehaltes an Pflanzensäuren und Pektiden leicht harntreibend und abführend ist. Er hilft bei Blasen- und Nierenleiden und bei Erkältungskrankheiten.
Das Mus eignet sich besonders wegen seiner austreibenden Wirkung und wird wie der Aufguss gegen Gicht und Rheuma verwendet.
Die Marmelade fördert den Appetit ..ist reich an Vitamin C und Lycopin.
Schlehdorn :
...Die Blüten, Rinde und Früchte wirken adstringierend (zusammenziehend), harntreibend, schwach abführend, fiebersenkend, magenstärkend und entzündungshemmend. Ein Blütenaufguss wird besonders bei Kindern bei Durchfallerkrankungen, bei Blasen- und Nierenproblemen und Magenbeschwerden eingesetzt.Schlehenelixier gilt als geeignetes Stärkungsmittel nach Infektionskrankheiten.
Infos von wikipedia
Caught this little fella just as it perched on a spade handle. they really do need their food as they have a very high metabolism .Stunning little birds these so delicate and sociable always constantly on the move and never staying long in 1 area. They work the hedgerows searching for food in flocks always on the look out for sparrowhawk attack which they seem very susceptible to as they are not the most agile or fastest of fliers !!
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WANNABE WARMER WEDNESDAY # 12
We're nearing the end of winter .. finally. The snow, for the most part, is gone. The temps have been in the 60's this week. Looks like we've turned that corner. I know we'll backslide, we always do. There will be more cold days than warm ones and if the past is any indication there WILL be more snow. Those days will be far and few (fingers crossed) and flowers, fabulous smells and warm breezes will start to take over. YAY!
Tomorrow is my 2nd jab of the Pfizer vaccine and I'm looking forward to getting this behind me! Hopefully there won't be any issues. I hear that the older you are the better you come through this because us old farts have slower metabolisms that don't fight as hard. If I can just feel fatigued and only have slightly elevated temps I'll consider myself lucky.
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Tannin rich fresh water draining into the ocean. Matt, David, Reedy and I took a drive up north to shoot some long exposure night stuff before dawn. This location was a must do, and it worked well.
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Tannins are distributed in species throughout the plant kingdom. They are commonly found in both gymnosperms as well as angiosperms. Tannins are mainly physically located in the vacuoles or surface wax of plants. These storage sites keep tannins active against plant predators, but also keep some tannins from affecting plant metabolism while the plant tissue is alive; it is only after cell breakdown and death that the tannins are active in metabolic effects. Tannins are classified as ergastic substances, i.e., non-protoplasm materials found in cells.
Tannins are found in leaf, bud, seed, root, and stem tissues. An example of the location of the tannins in stem tissue is that they are often found in the growth areas of trees, such as the secondary phloem and xylem and the layer between the cortex and epidermis. Tannins may help regulate the growth of these tissues.
Hutongs are a type of narrow streets or alleys, commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, most prominently Beijing.
In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.[1] Many neighborhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another.
Since the mid-20th century, a large number of Beijing hutongs were demolished to make way for new roads and buildings. More recently, however, many hutongs have been designated as protected, in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history. Hutongs were first established in the Yuan dynasty (1206–1341) and then expanded in the Ming (1368–1628) and Qing (1644–1908) dynasties.
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Frühlingsbote mit eingebautem Frostschutz
Ein Porträt des Zitronenfalters
Nicht nur Fledermäuse oder Murmeltiere halten Winterschlaf, auch einige Schmetterlingsarten wie der Zitronenfalter tun das. Dieser verbringt den Winter nahezu ungeschützt. Sein Quartier kann eine Baumspalte sein, die Unterseite eines Brombeerblatts oder ein Grasbüschel.
Während sich zum Beispiel Tagpfauenauge und Kleiner Fuchs während der kalten Jahreszeit in Höhlen oder Dachstühle zurückziehen, verbringt der Zitronenfalter den Winter nahezu ungeschützt. Sein Winterquartier kann eine Baumspalte sein, die Unterseite eines Brombeer- oder Stechpalmenblattes, ein Efeudickicht oder ein Grasbüschel. Seine besondere Winterhärte verdankt der Zitronenfalter einen körpereigenen Frostschutzmittel. Durch das eingelagerte Glyzerin gefriert die Körperflüssigkeit nicht. Außerdem scheidet der Zitronenfalter zu Beginn der kalten Tage einen Teil seiner Körperflüssigkeit aus. Er lässt praktisch alles Wasser ab, das er nicht braucht. So kann der Zitronenfalter Temperaturen bis zu minus 20 Grad Celsius überstehen.
Zitronenfalter werden schon von wenigen wärmenden Sonnenstrahlen zu neuem Leben erweckt, so dass sie bei günstiger Witterung theoretisch zu jedem Tag im Jahr beobachtet werden können. Übrigens: Wenn Zitronenfalter sich sonnen - und das tun sie im Frühjahr ausführlich -, breiten sie ihre Flügel nicht aus, wie andere Schmetterlinge, sondern falten sie zusammen und setzen sich seitlich dem Sonnenlicht aus.
Bei normalem Jahresverlauf verlassen die Zitronenfalter ihre Überwinterungsplätze im Laufe des März, die meisten Tiere finden sich dann im April und bis in die erste Maihälfte. Leuchtend gelb fliegen die Männchen dann an Waldrändern und -wegen patrouillierend auf Brautschau. In wilder Jagd wirbeln sie hinter den weißlich-grün gefärbten Weibchen her. Lässt sich das Weibchen auf den Boden nieder, kommt es zur Paarung. Diese kann bis zu drei Stunden dauern.
Wenn die Falter nach zwei Wochen Puppenruhe schlüpfen, ist es bereits Sommer, meist Ende Juni bis Anfang August. Doch nach kaum zwei weiteren Wochen fallen die Zitronenfalter in einen Sommerschlaf. Erst im Frühherbst werden sie wieder munter. Durch die beiden eingeschalteten Ruhephasen mit stark vermindertem Stoffwechsel erreicht der Zitronenfalter ein Alter von zehn bis elf Monaten. Er ist damit unser langlebigster Tagfalter.
Herald of spring with built-in frost protection
A Portrait of the Lemon Butterfly
Not only bats or marmots hibernate, but also some butterfly species like the lemon butterfly do so. The butterfly spends the winter almost unprotected. Its quarters can be a crevice, the underside of a blackberry leaf or a tuft of grass.
While, for example, peacock butterflies and small foxes retreat into caves or roof trusses during the cold season, the lemon butterfly spends the winter almost unprotected. Its winter habitat can be a crevice, the underside of a blackberry or holly leaf, an ivy thicket or a tuft of grass. The lemon butterfly owes its special winter hardiness to a body's own antifreeze. Due to the stored glycerine, the body fluid does not freeze. In addition, the lemon butterfly excretes part of its body fluid at the beginning of the cold days. It drains practically all the water it does not need. In this way the lemon butterfly can survive temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.
Lemon butterflies are brought back to life by a few warming rays of the sun, so that they can theoretically be observed every day of the year in good weather. By the way: When lemon butterflies sunbathe - and they do so in detail in spring - they do not spread out their wings like other butterflies, but fold them together and expose themselves to the sunlight from the side.
During the normal course of the year, the lemon butterflies leave their hibernation places in the course of March, most animals are then found in April and until the first half of May. Then the males fly bright yellow at forest edges and - ways patrolling on Brautschau. In wild hunting they whirl behind the whitish green colored females. If the female settles on the ground, it comes to the combination. This can last up to three hours.
When the butterflies hatch after two weeks of doll rest, it is already summer, usually from the end of June to the beginning of August. But after barely two more weeks, the lemon butterflies fall into summer sleep. It is not until early autumn that they regain their vigour. Due to the two switched on rest phases with strongly reduced metabolism the lemon butterfly reaches an age of ten to eleven months. This makes it our most long-lived butterfly.
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Hair ice is caused by the mycelium of winter-active fungi, whose aerobic metabolism produces gases that displace the slightly supercooled water in the wood to the surface. There it freezes and is pushed further by liquid that also freezes as it leaves the wood. This only happens at temperatures just below freezing, when the water in the wood is not yet frozen, but freezes in the slightly colder ambient air. Another boundary condition for the formation of hair ice is high humidity: if the air is not saturated with water vapor, the fine ice crystals sublimate on the wood surface shortly after they form, so that no long hair ice crystals can form.
Haareis wird durch das Myzel winteraktiver Pilze ausgelöst, deren aerober Stoffwechsel Gase produziert, die das im Holz vorhandene leicht unterkühlte Wasser an die Oberfläche verdrängen. Dort gefriert es und wird durch nachdrängende, beim Austritt aus dem Holz ebenfalls gefrierende Flüssigkeit weitergeschoben. Dies geschieht ausschließlich bei Temperaturen knapp unter dem Gefrierpunkt, wenn das Wasser im Holz noch nicht gefroren ist, es an der geringfügig kälteren Umgebungsluft jedoch gefriert. Eine Randbedingung für die Haareisbildung ist außerdem hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit: Wenn die Luft nicht mit Wasserdampf gesättigt ist, sublimieren die feinen Eiskristalle kurz nach ihrer Bildung an der Holzoberfläche, so dass keine langen Haareiskristalle entstehen können.
Architectural Oddities - Nakagin Capsule Tower
Built in just 30 days in the early 1970's, this was one of the first uses of capsule style living designed for permanent use. There are 140 capsules, all connected independently to the inner frame of the building.
Now largely abandoned and left to deteriorate (it is clear here in the image only a few occupants remain), the fate of this tower is largely unknown.
Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
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Que las aves limícolas tienen un metabolismo acelerado es un hecho conocido, quizá por esta razón algunas veces necesitan un pequeño descanso para continuar con sus ajetreadas vidas......
Archibebe común ( Tringa totanus)
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It's a well-known fact that shorebirds have a fast metabolism; perhaps this is why they sometimes need a short break to continue their busy lives...
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
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I took this shot at the Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica, Jan 2015.
The rufous-tailed hummingbird breeds from east-central Mexico, through Central America and Colombia, east to western Venezuela and south through western Ecuador to near the border with Peru.
The food of this species is nectar, taken from a variety of flowers, including Heliconias and bananas. Like other hummingbirds, it also takes small insects as an essential source of protein. Rufous-tailed hummingbirds are very aggressive, and defend flowers and shrubs in their feeding territories. They are dominant over most other hummingbirds.
Amazilia is a large hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. It occurs in tropical Central and South America.
Hummingbirds have the highest metabolism of any homeothermic animal. To conserve energy when food is scarce, and nightly when not foraging, they go into torpor, a state similar to hibernation, slowing metabolic rate to 1/15th of its normal rate.
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Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day, a consequence of their diet (as Eucalyptus leaves are very low in calories and energy and cannot sustain a high metabolism).
Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island - Southern Australia.