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The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is a very large native frog to southern and eastern parts of the United States and Canada. This frog is an introduced species to California where it is an apex predator with a voracious appetite. Bullfrogs eat anything they can catch including other amphibians, reptiles, rodents, crayfish, birds, and even bats.
I was allowed to look deeply into the eyes of this beautiful red kite (Milvus milvus). I'm not sure if he looked at me with interest or friendly:-O.
I noticed this Carolina praying mantis on a dark Autumn joy sedum flower stalk. It was holding court and waiting for some passersby. I can get behind a predator that eats mosquitoes.
Look closely and you'll see a ring of silver inside the hole. It is a large fender washer. Putting it in that location will prevent squirrels from gnawing open the hole so they can get at the eggs or hatchlings. In this box, since it's being used by Chickadees (and they didn't mind my adding this while they had eggs inside), the opening is 1.25 inches. A bluebird needs 1.5 inches.
I will hunt you
I will bring you down
I'm the predator
Of flesh skin and sound
Raptor killer
I'm the God of Prey
Once I'm upon you
You'll never see the light of day
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Ariskea[Damned] The Black Skull
The sun was dropping and my wife and I were driving back to the exit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. At that point, our eyes were still open for something exciting, but we never expected what we saw next. Suddenly, my wife yelled out, "eagle." A juvenile Bald Eagle had just plunged into the water and was in the process of capturing a Ring-necked Duck. That struggle caused the eagle's entire body to be submerged in the water except for his flapping wings. After he seized the duck, the eagle flew to one of the few spots still in full sun. And the sun was behind us. This was a major break. Needless to say, it was breathtaking to experience, but also very sad because we love ducks. It was so hard for us to watch the eagle ripping at the duck and, finally, flying away with it. This is one of three in a series.
Prehistoric carnivore/dinosaur statue seen in front of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Foxes are skilled hunters, so it is unfortunate that they can so quickly become scavengers of human garbage.
Their prey typically consists of small rodents and animals up to rabbit size. Foxes have excellent senses and use them all while hunting, including their ability to sense changes in magnetic fields. When mice are under the snow, foxes pinpoint their precise location by sensing an infinitesimal change in magnetic field and pounce to that location.
Foxes are closely related to dogs but interestingly have eyes and retractable claws like cats.
Keep foxes hunting.... don't feed the wildlife!
Another shot of yesterday's snake encounter. Snake is a non-venomous Kopstein's Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis kopsteini), and the poor lizard is most likely the Flying Lizard Draco formosus, able to change its colours to blend in with its surroundings.
In the ten-or-so minutes I stood taking photos of this scene - right from when the snake first captured the lizard (the sudden movement caught my attention), right up to the snake finally heading off into the undergrowth with only about half the lizard's long tail sticking out of it's mouth - I estimated that the snake was longer than my 178cm hight. Like other colubrid snakes (like the Asian vine snake) this one was quite skinny and had a very long tail. Interestingly, in all of the many shots I took yesterday, this snake's tail remained close to it's head the whole time it was trying to swallow this lizard.
A little sunrise foray into leading lines, silhouettes, and reflections. Created several versions of the same photo. I like them all for different reasons.
SELENEX CON UNA FRECCIA UCCIDE PREDATOR, POI RENDENDOSI VISIBILE E SI PRESENTA ALLA MODELLA CHE RICONOSCENTE VUOLE ABBRACCIARLA. IL FOTOGRAFO IMMORTALA LA SCENA.
THE BEAUTY AND PREDATOR 2nd PART.
SELENEX WITH AN ARROW KILL PREDATOR, THEN MADE HER VISIBLE TO THE MODEL THAT GRATEFUL SHE THANKS HER.
62. Alien Predators - Poland - 8/04/2017...
Sony SLT A55V + Tamron 90.0 mm...
Cat: Close-up ...
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“Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click the shutter.” - Ansel Adams...
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