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The obelisk posture is a handstand-like position that some dragonflies and damselflies assume to prevent overheating on sunny days.
This was taken in very bad light today but this was the first time I've been able to get a shot of this behaviour. Obviously things are hotting up on the territorial front already and two pairs of moorhens came into contact. There was a great deal of while tail displaying and they were angling their tails at the opposition to make them more obvious. There wasn't much calling so it was a relatively silent affair compared to a coot impasse.
One thing I got to learn from these sea lions is that whenever I want to take a nap at any given time, I can do it with different postures as shown in this photo. That 's basically Napping 101 and I truly admire their ability. Who cares about sleep furniture!
The robins are in to full territorial battling. I have definitely at least 6. My wee one that feeds from the hand is still here and quite often I end up with a battle royal on my hand! Anyway this guy was engaged in a posturing battle along this wall with the steam from the melting frost rising up the sunny side. Great to have sun (and also a chance to lift my head from my books. My law degree has really ramped up this year!)
A second visit to photograph the Kingfishers at the end of April. The day started overcast with very light rain. But the brightened up slightly.
The male Kingfisher took up this Alert posture as a bird of prey flew high over the stream..
Only the male Kingfisher was seen throughout the day. But it was returning regularly to catch fish where it would dive and catch a fish for itself and then dive and catch a second fish before flying off.
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. I loved the possible stories that could be read into this shot, with the posture and expression of this mobile phone user - oh and the light was just to beautiful to ignore as well.
I love to shoot big birds with different postures, as if they’re fashion models. This is a painted stork.
I was sitting lower yesterday to try and capture mating stilts from a different angle. A pair of pintails warily passed by and for a moment he posed for me.
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North Peak, Cuyamaca Mountains, California.
May 16, 2020
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White-breasted Nuthatch posturing to scare away a nearby Titmouse - Penny Lake Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Great to see the posing and posturing today at Westhay before it clouded over, saw lots of 'stuff', just not a great day for photography... the forty mile an hour wind didn't help. :@D
One of the few artifacts left in the old barracks at the shuttered Savanna Army Depot.On the floor near this relic were the remains of an old Tandy computer,the perfect companion for this couch...in the 1980's...
From Wikipedia (so it must be true): "The obelisk posture is a handstand-like position that some dragonflies and damselflies assume to prevent overheating on sunny days. The abdomen is raised until its tip points at the sun, minimizing the surface area exposed to solar radiation."
This makes shooting in the middle of the day - when the sun is high - make at least a little sense!
Blue Dasher photographed at the lovely Beeville Art Museum in Beeville, TX.