Protective Mimicry
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Bridge Road, Redwood City, CA
我和老公揹著相機走過這只剩下一隻小baby的Black-necked Stilt勢力範圍, 兩隻公母水鳥不約而同的大聲呼喚, 把baby趕到遠些的水面去, 牠們兩個就在我們前後不斷的撲翅大叫, 此起彼落@@@.....
唉!! 可憐天下父母心!!! 071116
"We are all protective over the things we love."
Quote - Alexandra Bracken
'A new leaf of the agave is revealing herself to the world…..
so don't touch!!!!…….or the other protective leaves will attack you with their thorns…...…' ;-)
For the Macro Mondays theme: “Eye of the Beholder”
HMM everyone!
Two mushrooms from last spring. The first spring rains led to the formation of different types of fungus. I like to venture into the woods with my macro lens to capture those moments.
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Although you can't see it, there is a very small Zebra foal in this photo. I so wanted a photo of that little animal, but the adults closed around the foal to protect it, while this one defiant Zebra turned to face me. I contented myself with this photo which captures so much more of the Zebras' spirit than I could ever have hoped for. The baby Zebra has the very best of protection and care.
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These wonderful mama's mean business!! There was no way she was going to let another cow take her baby.
Taken at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire
Let the monarch mania begin. That is if I don't get end up being pulled away like I did last summer. This butterfly season is going to be extraordinary. I'm going to make sure of it.
Yes, monarch butterflies are in my area year-round but during the cooler months, there are only a couple flitting about at any given time. I don't raise them in the cooler months either.
Yesterday I noticed three monarchs, several skippers, and a couple of sulfurs enjoying the habitat. It was a lovely day to play in the yard. I was able to collect several monarch caterpillars and eggs to raise in protective custody.
Enjoy your day, happy snapping.
Maybe the third or fourth most common bird here... unlike the other commons, this one is entertaining and I think its reputation as an intelligent bird is well earned also. It's a great photo subject and will hop up into a tree for you for two or three Jordanian Dinars; very cooperative...
On Friday, there were eight or these sort of guarding this puddle, say 90 meters from a leaking irrigation pipeline and they seemed to be protective of the area holding two Bluethroats, two Robins, three Prinia and a pair of Chiffchaffs away... fun watching... could have been two or three Dead Sea Sparrows here also but I only saw enough of them to say they were sparrows... I was also hoping for some Linnets but they never showed up...
Another shot of a very protective Fallow Deer mother with her fawn, approximately 8 weeks old, seen in the New Forest last week.
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Adored the way the branch of the Oak sheltered the young Beech sapling. Taken in Hillock Wood, Princes Risborough.
Well, friends, every now and then I fall to my knees and thank the Gods of Street Photography. This girl lay on the bench, then sat up, looked up and put her hand on her throat! And there I was and all I had to do was not spill my coffee and fire away! 😂 100% candid!
Fujifilm X-T3
XF56mm/F1.2
Black tailed godwit on high alert,
This godwit was very busy with chasing of magpies and gull’s who were a threat to the nesting area. Was hoping to see some of the little ones but maybe the eggs didn’t hatch yet and if they did then the grass was way to high. The grassland was beautiful with wildflowers
Der Abwehrzauber oder apotropäische Zauber soll böse Geister, Unheil und den Schweden (Energimyndigheten, Anm. F.) bannen und abtun. Er bedient sich dabei der bewährten Methode Kraft gegen Kraft und schrecken durch Lärmen, Schießen, Reiben und Waschen ab. Gut sind auch Amulette und andere Andenken.
Kruzifix und Weihwasser richten heute nicht mehr viel aus.
(Eckhard Henscheid, Neue Frankfurter Schule)
This was purely an exercise in catharsis for me. A calm and satifaction is what I get from doing these.
A young American Avocet must quickly learn to find food on its own and this one was foraging actively, albeit with the protective presence of a parent. (In this case, the adult is the male as determined by the slightly upturned bill — that feature is strongly curved in females.) This endearing scene unfolded at Weed Lake near Langdon in southern Alberta, Canada.
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
The Noisy Miner clan at the Woodville Football Oval continues to increase. This one had swooped me as it thought I had got too close to its offspring, which I hadn't noticed at this point.
For the Fenced Friday group: One from last January when we had so much snow. This is a barrier to a railway crossing, you couldn't have jumped this one easily on that day.
Happy Friday, stay warm and safe!
RKO_1319. Protective pose of a Northern Goshawk!
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This is the last of my nature series. Though I feel that photographing nature is actually a political act in these last few years when Trump has dismantled over 100 environmental protections, I still feel that it is not really a true calling for me. I'll return to posting once in awhile but I would like to continue to advocate for humanity.
I found a lot of people even on Flickr becoming protective when asked to examine how they feel about racism and the police. I think sometimes it's hard for people to change a viewpoint when they have invested so much time and energy in it. But, I would like to encourage all of you to continue to think about how we can use that same money to rebuild communities and actually plan for a future the same way we are invested in wanting nature to thrive every year. If we had mental health clinics, better employment opportunities, more opportunities for low income housing, quality public schools in every neighborhood, health care for all-that would be a start. Why are our taxes not going to any of these things? It is because this is a system that is relying on tradition and history....and it is a system that expects people to continue to be racist and value possessions over lives as well.
It's ok to have an initial feeling of protectiveness when you are afraid or when you don't know what a very different experience will be like but if you don't open yourself up to possibilities, things on Earth will never change or get better. Do you really want that? Maybe it's time for a new experience. There's a point where the petals open like a window and that's how the sun can get in.
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RKO_6363. Common Buzzard! Another shot of this series! Taken on a rainy day!
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Remember me introducing you to Tanzie? www.flickr.com/photos/mudmapimages/52342490284/in/datepos...
Well, this is her very protective mum, Ruby.
This young mother was extremely keen to engage my attention.
As a result I was given a wonderful close range flight display.
No doubt her young chicks were hiding in the grass nearby as mum distracted me from finding their whereabouts.
Northern Lapwing - Vanellus Vanellus
Near Lower Barn - Yorkshire Dales
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