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This bird is also known as the King Cormorant or the Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer in latin... LOL! I am glad I do not have to remember these latin names. It is the larger of the two cormorant resident species of the Falklands. Apparently Rockhopper Penguins like to establish their nests in mixed colonies with Imperial Shags, as the Shags are actively defending their nests from predators and give a hard time to skuas and other birds trying to steal their eggs, something I was able to witness on several occasions and sadly enough sometimes on an ongoing basis... :(
I'm not sure what kind of birds of pray it is... It was too far from us.
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Male Barred Owl. I took this upper body shot as it looked a lot more puffy than the entire bird. Just loved those feathers covering the branch.
was filmed on a Nikkor mf 400\3,5 ED IF ai-s through a chinese nikon F/eos adapter on a canon camera.
Great Blue Heron and catfish at Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, FL.
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Wandering around the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park one can find the most interesting forms to stimulate one's imagination.
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Blue-eyed darner
The flight of a dragonfly showcases incredible agility and precision. Dragonflies are highly effective predators, with success rates between 95% to 99% when hunting. This remarkable hunting efficiency is due to their agile flight, excellent vision, and quick reflexes, allowing them to catch prey like mosquitoes, flies, and other small insects.
Gulls and terns may be closely related, but it is not uncommon for the larger gull to prey on its smaller relative. Fortunately the tern managed to escape the attack.
This dragonfly perched itself on one of the bamboo supports in the garden, surveying his territory! I am not sure of the identity but I think it is a Brown Hawker.
This shot, in contrast to the previous ones of a cute stone marten, shows its fierce predator side. This is the same animal as the cute one in the previous post.
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These deceptively small animals, the wild dogs are one of the most ferocious in the forest- even more so than the leopard. And as they are rare to sight, capturing a pair of them with my camera was a treat. They looked warily, yet curious straight into my lens.
Tiger Longwing butterfly seen at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
The yellow and black colors on the tiger longwing butterfly are so clearly visible that we feel they can easily attract the predators. On the contrary, the bright colors help the predators to distinguish them from the other butterflies as they are poisonous. The tiger longwing butterfly gets the poison in the caterpillar stage. They eat the poisonous leaves and integrate the toxins into their body to poison their predators.
I noticed an unusual lift of Canada geese in the field I was driving by up in the Peace country. Found the culprit, he was massive, I quickly coupled the 1.4X to the 400 and this was the best I could get.
Fynn and a mouse, a real one this time. Sorry, this is not a very pretty sight but something you have to get used to if you live with predators. Fynn isn't a very passionate hunter and he didn't kill the poor mouse himself. When he found it on the path behind the house, the mouse was already dead, probably dropped there by Sethi who hunts everything that moves and is smaller than himself. Fynn occasionally catches mice too but usually brings them home alive and releases them somewhere in the house. That's not very funny either but I honestly prefer a living mouse in my bedroom to a dead one on my doorstep.
Fynn has a vet appointment next Tuesday for his dental surgery but I think I will have to cancel it. The cat flu strikes again at the moment and a surgery under these circumstances would probably be a very bad idea. I will talk to the vet on Monday and see what she says.
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Georgia, U.S.A.
In a matter of minutes, I witnessed a stunning display of nature’s raw efficiency. A Red-shouldered Hawk suddenly sprang from its perch and struck the ground. As it lifted its head, a small lizard was clutched firmly in its beak. Without hesitation, the hawk swallowed it and returned to another branch.
But the hunt wasn’t over. As I quietly approached for a better shot, the hawk launched again, landing in nearly the same exact spot. When it lifted its head again, it was now holding a large Ring-necked Snake! This entire episode happened in the span of just a few minutes.
Note: If you're curious, the snake captured is a large Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus).
Here is another image I captured:
20.10.2022
Predator EN100-006 jako osobowy relacji: Warszawa Śródmieście WKD - Podkowa Leśna Główna za chwilę zatrzyma się na p.o. Otrębusy.
For the longest time I've wanted to make a minifigure sized Predator. It never felt like something that was possible, to be honest. His size, his details; very difficult. Use minifigure parts? Not possible in the slightest. Using bricks? Turns out, that is possible!
Having already built the Alien, and having spent the past year building a dozen large characters, I felt I was finally at the point to try out something even more difficult: this tiny beast. And so after two hours work, it turns out you can make a decent minifigure sized(ish) hunter! Its a bit larger than it should be--although it does look great next to the Alien; and its head is currently...er..."resting" on the shoulders, but it's off to a good start. It could also use some more efficient bricks--I barely managed to build this one, and with the rarity of the bricks used, it would be difficult to amass a small hunting party. Incidentally, Aliens are far more cost effective...so this is accurate to the films? That's what I'm going with!
Also included are is a skinned victim and a rather simple Dutch.
1. Mantis Series 7/7, 2. I'm watching you, 3. Mantis Series 6/7, 4. Mantis Series 3/7
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