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'Fly-ing around’ A Pied Wagtail, Motacilla Alba caught in its fly catching posture as it was field foraging, West Yorkshire.
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Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba, Notes.
Pied Wagtails feed mainly on adult flies, which they catch by a combination of picking off the surface and fly catching near to the ground if their prey is disturbed into flight (Simms 1992). They noticeably gorge themselves, and feed their chicks, on temporarily abundant species such as Mayflies and Craneflies.
This prey is most likely to be found on close-cropped grass, grazed farmland being ideal, or mown lawns, bowling greens, playing fields and other sports areas; open areas in man-made sites, such as roads, car parks and farmyards, also attract the species.
This is one of our most familiar commensal birds, both by sight and sound, its loud ‘chissick’ calls being unmistakeable, although the softer ‘chewee’ indicates a bird on territory. Its close link with man was shown by the submitted habitat codes: more than half of them were human sites, especially rural ones, with most of the remainder being farmland, mainly grassland.
Breeding was confirmed in two-thirds of the tetrads with records, most of them by observers seeing recently-fledged chicks or adults carrying food. With two broods normal, they can be feeding chicks over an extended period, from early May to late July. The nests themselves, however, can be difficult to find and are usually well hidden on a ledge somewhere. Observers reported nest-sites in ivy and other climbing plants and in a variety of human artefacts including a pub window sill and canal lock gates. In the eastern hills dry stone walls offer plenty of nooks and crannies, and one pair was seen taking nest-material into the roof of the highest pub in Cheshire – the 'Cat & Fiddle' Inn – and later seen carrying food. Most sand-quarries have a pair, who can pick plenty of insects off the warm sand, and find a nesting site somewhere amongst the machinery or buildings. They are not deterred by human presence or by the noise and movement of machinery. One pair nested in 1989 and 1990 on a ledge under a sand-quarry weigh bridge, raising six chicks each year as hundreds of heavily-laden lorries passed overhead during the four weeks of the incubation and fledging periods.
The monitoring schemes show that Pied Wagtails exhibit annual fluctuations in breeding population, especially being depressed by hard winter weather, but the national index is now at a similar level to that during our First Atlas. Their occupation of Cheshire and Wirral is similar to twenty years ago, despite the figures of 60 tetrads gaining and 63 losing the species. They have increased in a range of tetrads along the centre of the county, where they were thought to have been under-recorded in the First Atlas, and have spread more into the Mersey valley and north Wirral, including now breeding on Hilbre. There is no obvious pattern to the tetrads without breeding season records, although there are noticeably fewer tetrads with confirmed breeding in the eastern hills.
The BTO BBS analysis shows that the breeding population of Cheshire and Wirral in 2004-05 was 20,120 birds (7,020-33,230), corresponding to an average of about 21 pairs per tetrad with confirmed or probable breeding, or 17 pairs per tetrad in which the species was recorded. This is almost 2% of the national total, showing that Cheshire and Wirral is a favoured county for them. Notes Sponsored by Norman Scott, Birds in Cheshire and Wirral.
This flamingo looks all wrong... but several were kneeing like this so I guess it is an ordinary posture for them. Does not look very comfortable though!
Man looking about, trying to reconcile what just happened inside the office behind him. They knew the truth. But how? And did they believe him when he denied as much?
Someone is going to pay for his immorality and it will not be him.
Rolling hills of Kohler Andrae State Park shrouded in mist create a tranquil landscape. A single crane stands atop a distant hill, adding life to the serene, monochromatic scene.
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I'm outside in the garden, standing tall on my green high heels. I feel confident as a girl, hence my proud and provocative stance. Don't worry though, I'm a sweet girl so I'm always in for a friendly chat or kind hug.
Btw I like how my legs look in this picture: super smooth with black nylons, and super long due to my stance, high heels and short skirt. Nice!
157/365
Not sure what I was doing here. Just doing some experimenting with light and posture I guess.
I'm off on vacation tomorrow!! I can't wait to take pictures. My laptop and camera are totally coming with me so I will be keeping up to date with my 365 :)
我在一个购物商场的天台拍摄了他
我使用ps增加了一些梦幻的效果
I filmed him on the rooftop of a shopping mall
I used ps to add some dreamy effects
Part of my new series :)
I'm having so much fun with this one!
Haha, hope you like my effort.
Also, this will always be a reminder for me...
I have horrible posture.
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This wild stallion is posturing after coming over to chase the two mares I was photographing away from me. I was laying on the ground in order to silhouette the horses against the rising sun and was glad the stallion didn't actually step on me.
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today,
I was called a 'dwarf' by a friend;
I have thirteen mosquito bites (and counting) on my legs, so I've decided to wear knee socks until they go away;
I realized that autumn in San Francisco isn't as great as it is in New York.
in other news, I ordered a hot dog costume.
Tripod posture : while grooming, the springtail suddenly lifted all legs of one side of the body. They remaine stable on the 3 legs of the other side of the body.
up : Entomobrya sp.
down left : Heteromurus major
down right : Isotomurus maculatus
On the NE side of the slough there is a small kind of 'beach' which has yielded good shorebirds this year. Today there was a mixed flock of around 40 Stilt, Semipalmated and White-rumped sandpiper. Lots of foraging and aggressive behaviour, even between species. The black spots on the water are midge cases. Dale took a handful of mud and water and there were also a number of small worms. Seems to be a super productive spot. No wonder it is so popular. Brown slough, Condie, Saskatchewan, Canada. 27 May 2022
Following a 'brief encounter" The female still in a submissive posture while the male goes back to preening, head tossing and wing flapping