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. . . These ducks sailing by on the top of the photo probably have no idea the juvenile Bald Eagle on the ground would love to have them for dinner! The eagle has several hundred or perhaps thousands to pick from however, and they probably never even noticed the hunter below.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Warning other residents of approaching predators and their intentions is an important part of a prairie dog town's social life. The rodents and the predators, like this coyote, get to know one another very closely over the years. The warning system seems to be highly effective, making you wonder just how rarely the hunt succeeds.
At any rate, to the extent I had an image in mind on this trip, I was hoping to be able to show something of this dance between prey and predator, a relationship in which the rodents have no less agency than the canids. Given my unwillingness to conceal myself from the animals I photograph, I wasn't sure I'd find a sufficiently cooperative coyote, but pupping season would presumably be the most promising time of the year. Still, I was very lucky, I think, when this male coyote let me tag along with him for ten minutes or so.
As for the sun vanishing behind clouds for a few minutes just then, oh well ...
This creation is based on my own photograph of a female sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), taken seven years ago, in Essex. She was a mighty fine predator. This image inspired me, today, to play with colour. Thank you for taking time to view it. NB: Dave Culley, who’s extremely knowledgeable on all things sparrowhawk, ‘favourited’ my original photo, on which this art is based. He was also very generous in sharing his knowledge with me.
Not an apex predator but since he does peck at his prey then he should be called an A-pec Predator! Okay!!! Enough with the nonsense! Quite a brilliant birdie all decked out in his breeding plumage and the eye and beak advertising his mating colors! Interesting how the eye changes to the ruby red color and the beak turns a somewhat dodger blue color! They are a striking bird! Caught this one doing a bit of peck fishing on Horsepen Bayou! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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Polar Rancors hunt troopers by waiting for them from come to the surface of ship. When the troopers the surface, the creature will bite or grab the soldier and pull it onto far land to feed.
Merlin just chilling... I am not a fan at all of shooting my subjects in the sky, never did, never will. I will often turned them into black and white as I did with two of them.
A weapons update for my Predator Warlord figure. I felt he was missing an important weapon. The Combi-Stick that appeared in the awesome Predator 2. I built one and now I think he looks the part. Now.. "GET TO DAH CHOPPA!"
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who knew "wild kingdom" was being filmed right on our front porch? i didn't get the memo.
on the left, blurred in the background, is harvey, who is relishing being an outdoor cat. on the right in the foreground is his latest victim, left as an offering to us helpless humans.
harvey's ability to hunt and kill, after being an indoor cat for 12 years, amazes me. i feared for his life when we let him out, that should he lose his way, he'd not be able to fend for himself. that said, i have mixed feelings when i see this. i know it's morbid, but i am moved by these dead mice, caught in the last throes of life. it's like a snapshot, a glimpse of something we cannot define. i don't mean for this to offend -- i just find myself fascinated by scenes like this, so simple in the circle-of-life sense, but so intricate in their sad, stark reality.
so i pick up the camera and document it. proof of harvey's wildness, and proof too that this small, nameless thing existed, even if only for a few cold months.
A wood tree stump with its roots, bleached and beached on the sandy seashore
recalling the head of the movie character Predator with his sort of tentacles hair.
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A Mopsus mormon "Green jumping spider" has managed to get the better of a marginally smaller jumping spider in my back garden.
Taken with Canon 600D/T3i, 55-250mm f/4-5.6 (one of the kit lenses) and full set of extension tubes.
I also took some video of this, which can be found at:
against the backdrop of a brooding sky, a solitary seagull glides gracefully, its wings outstretched in silent command of the air currents. the overcast canvas accentuates the bird's effortless flight, a symbol of freedom and resilience. this moment captures the essence of nature's simplicity, a single predator in its element, undisturbed by the world below, sovereign in its aerial domain.
Arachnid on Collared Parachute | Marasmius rotula | Marasmiaceae
Samsung NX1 & Steinheil Munchen 'Cassar S' - 50mm f/2.8
36mm Macro Tube | 12 Aperture Blades | f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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If Lapwings are being watched by a predator (or a human) they sometimes pretend to have a nest in a different area to where their actual nest is. Because of this Lapwings were thought to be deceitful birds and the collective noun is a deceit of Lapwings. Chaucer said that the bird was full of treachery ("ful of trecherye" but the original meaning was trickery not treason) in the Assembly of Fowls, and Plover was a 17th century name for prostitutes.
Unfortunately this deceit hasn't paid off and Lapwings have done rather badly at the hands of man. Historically its eggs were harvested for the table but changes in farming practice have resulted in a 53% population decline in the last 25 years. The changes that have affected them most is specialisation as Lapwings prefer mixed farming, nesting on arable put feeding on pastures. The large arable prairies in the south and east don't leave many feeding pastures. Another change is the switch to autumn sown cereals, which means they don't have the bare fields in spring to nest in.
A temporary break from my Flickr hiatus (I promise!!).
I made an updated version of my Predator fig for a commission, but I was so pleased that finally made a removable predator mask, that I had to upload this pic.
I also had my first attempt at painting a Predator face on a lego fig.
The mask was made entirely out of a carved up, standard lego crash helmet (I have tons of these lying around, so I'm glad I found a use for them).
Let me know what you think guys.
This is a custom Lego Predator Minifigure. The detail on this is amazing! This is one of my favourite characters in film and its as great in Lego. Be sure to check out Richard (He made and painted this figure) as he makes a lot of great minifigure what you'll be sure to like.
Check him out!: www.flickr.com/photos/goffcustoms/
Study of an adult male cougar (mountain lion / puma)
View On TRUE Black is much better than clicking "L" (gray)
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(***) ASGC by A.S.P. inv. 04-22-2012