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the weather forecasters were predicting a possible vivid sunrise because of smoke particles drifting in from the western wildfires.
I rolled out of bed early to check out what might be a spectacular sunrise.
It was a lovely morning,and pretty sunrise, but nothing out of the ordinary.
I was amazed at how calm the ocean looked. Hardly a wave.
A Great Blue Heron keeps a close watch on an ice fisherman's pole on a frozen lake in North Idaho. The fisherman told me this Heron had an uncanny ability predict when a fish would hit a particular pole. In this case, the bell set on the end of pole sounded not long after this shot.
I drove by these wonderfully stacked bales on a bright, sunshiny day and thought, that despite the clear skies predicted for the next day, they might be nice to photograph just before dawn. So that's where I was the next morning before the sun rose, exploring and photographing. At some point a dog came tearing out of the farmer's house up the road, barking madly at me. He was followed by the famer, tearing out of his driveway in a truck. They both arrived at about the same time, looking very out of sorts. "I'm so sorry," I said, "I'm just photographing them; they're piled up so beautifully." I'm sure he must have thought I was mad, but after he realized I was harmless, he very kindly (and maybe a bit proudly) said, "I'm planning to the finish the rest of them today, if you want to come back," but I was unfortunately heading to Regina to fly home that day.
Near Carlyle, Saskatchewan.
If you'd like, take a look at my other Prairies images. As well, if you're feeling particularly interested, you can read an essay I wrote for Nathan Wirth's Slices of Silence blog on my feelings of connection to the places I shoot, especially the Prairies.
Currently the temperature is 81 degrees. National Weather Service predicts showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
. . . After predicting a terrible ice storm, I was glad that we only had a little ice this morning! The roads were fairly good, and the only really dangerous spots were the sidewalks. The Redbud tree took on a nice looking white color!
Have a great week Facebook, Flickr, and 500px friends!
The Photographer's Ephemeris was predicting an epic sunrise this morning, so I set the alarms and got up super early only to discover mostly clear skies.
Resigned to shoot something since I was already awake, I noticed the (almost) full moon descending in the west... I had about an hour before it would set below the horizon.
Fortunately, the Scripps Pier is very close to my home, and I made the quick trip down to the beach for this shot.
The moon is easily mistaken for the sun in these types of photos, because the color temperature of the light is identical to our sun. If you think about it, this makes sense because the moonlight really IS sunlight... just reflected off the surface of the moon.
It was really fun to be the only person out on the beach, it was such a quiet and peaceful morning.
Explore - March 11, 2017
Folks say you can predict the harshness of the coming winter by the fuzziness of the woolly worm. This guy doesn't look all that fuzzy, meaning we’re probably going to have a mild winter.
I’m hoping for a cold and snowy winter. The colder and snowier the better! So, I guess I hope the woolly worm is wrong.
The weather forecast predicted 98% high-level and 0% low-level clouds for sunrise this morning... which was not quite accurate.
We did get some colour in the sky... but not much... and not for long... and not where I needed it.
But hey... this photo is not about Table Mountain or the sky... this photo is all about the foreground!
This is another panorama captured with my multi-camera panoramic-rig.
Parallax errors... hah hah... what's that? This image stitched perfectly! :)
Panorama, 6 x Nikon D3200s, 6 x Nikkor 35 mm prime lenses, ISO of 100, aperture of f/11 with a 1/2 second exposure.
As predicted earlier my enforced Flickr layoff is still ongoing.
A move of house and a health matter have taken most of my time. Matters were made worse when on the morning we exchanged contracts for the sale of our long term home we received news that our proposed property purchase was likely to fall through. In this current economic climate we didn't want to loose our sale so ended up moving out and took up a kind offer of short term accommodation from my pal Mark. The house purchase duly fell through and we moved to Scarborough where we have no w-fi and the internet reception is next to no use. Ordinarily we would have visited local coffee shops to take advantage of their wi-fi but my doc is still telling me to keep well clear of any indoor venues.
In the meantime we are using Scarborough as a great base to explore.
This picture was taken on a trip to Whitby. It was 07.00 o'clock in the morning, the town was beautifully quiet with next to no one else on the streets. The 1909 built swing bridge that crosses the River Esk has just opened to allow a couple of small fishing craft out of the inner harbour. The sun would soon make an appearance and the town would slowly come back to life.
I will struggle for online access so please do accept my apologies for my absence and inability to respond to the postings of my valued Flickr contacts. Fingers crossed normality will return once we have moved home.
They predicted showers early today but I went out anyway. The skies were pretty interesting though, and it was raining here when I shot this. I happened to catch a lightning strike in the distance too. I shot this with a 1 second exposure and it was about a minute before sunrise. My feet got soaked cause the tide was coming in and pretty rough.
Weatherman predicted marine fog moving into San Francisco Bay gated by the Golden Gate. That forecast prompted me to cut my sleep, drive 1 hour to arrive at Golden Gate before sunset. The trip was with excitement but I only found myself surrounded in heavy fog and have zero visibility at this epic landmark site. The fog got cleared up after sunrise, and turned me, a night shooter, into a morning one to capture this amazing landscape of the epic Golden Gate Bridge.
Point of Ayr Lighthouse, Talacre
All week the weather forecast had predicted a glorious sun from 6am onwards, then it hinted at clear skies, followed by clouds and then back to clear. We stuck to our game plan and Eddie duly arrived on my doorstep at 3:45am as planned. We quickly swapped cars and headed off... the sat nav pre-programmed the night before (up here for thinking , down there for dancing... you know what I'm like). Not much traffic on the roads at this time of a morning apart from heavy goods keeping the shoppers happy.
We passed over a bridge we didn't know and drove past a ship we couldn't see. Still we were on course and arrived at the beach car park just as the sat nav had predicted - I usually make at least one wrong turn on our travels so this was a first. However, the car park appeared to be locked but it pays to check and on closer inspection they were just badly aligned and leaning so with a bit of heaving and pushing we managed to prize them apart and squeeze the car through. A quick change of shoes for wellies and we were on our way to the beach.
Now those that have visited before will know you have to cross over the dunes before you see the lighthouse and on first sight the vista was not as one would have hoped. Although we were an hour ahead of sunrise, a band of light sat between the horizon and one solid bank of motionless cloud mocking us as it deliberately bisected our intending shots. My first hour of shooting produced nothing worthy of processing and posting. Only with the imminent arrival of the sun from behind the Wirral peninsula did the cloud give in and start to disperse.
What had started as a potentially disappointing trip out was beginning to show signs of hope and excitement. We both quickly moved location, set-up again and clicked away. This is my second frame as the cloud began to break with the rising sun, still not visible on the horizon, under lighting and warming the sky. I began to dream of our changing fortune and hoped...
A little color for a very drab Dog Day Monday. We actually got predicted rain. Unfortunately, it was about 1/100 of an inch.
Echinocactus is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. Members of the genus usually have heavy spination and relatively small flowers. The fruits are copiously woolly, and this is one major distinction between Echinocactus and Ferocactus. Propagation is by seed. (I'm the one who named this "The Orange Blossum Special.")
Perhaps the best known species is the golden barrel (Echinocactus grusonii) from Mexico, an easy-to-grow and widely cultivated plant. They are now rare in habitat, but can be purchased from any nursery in the southwest and into northern California.
The weather forecast is predicting some serious rain (and maybe even some snow) for the Western Cape this weekend... I can't wait!
This photo clearly wasn't taken in the Western Cape... nor was it taken this weekend. :)
I captured this shot while on a photographic workshop that I attended on Norway's Lofoten islands in February 2015... in other words... a long time ago.
The light that morning wasn't anything to write home about... so most of my photos from here turned out looking flat and dull.
This is one of my favourite compositions from this location... but I've now Photoshopped this image to near-death... and it still looks flat and dull to me.
Nikon D800, Nikkor 14 -24 mm lens at 24 mm, ISO of 400, aperture of f/11 with a 1/80th second exposure.
By the time I posted this photo autumn had left north Alabama. Predicted low temperature for tonight is 23 degrees. Recent rains washed the foliage and revealed some beautiful colors just prior to the advancing cold front. This photograph was taken from the passenger side of a moving vehicle - Hwy 55 east of I-65, Morgan County, Alabama. 2016.
The predicted storms arrived, and passed. A breath of fresh air before the next set of waves and wind. I will always love fall and winter, fortunately my Fuji gear is always up for the task :-).
Yesterday, for the first time, we went for a walk on the trail through the Serpentine Fen. There were many people fishing along the steep banks and others came with their dogs, which necessitated us to keep a sharp eye for poopoo piles. It was a perfect Autumn day and the views were spectacular. Today rain is predicted so we can spend time sorting out the mess in our garage :) Have a good weekend my friends.
Our local weather predictor "Edmontonchuck" was quoted today in response to the CBC cast which can be read below.
"I don't care what those posers said. Edmonton will have six more months of winter. Suck it up! Too bad about Willow. She was a righteous Rodent."
From CBC
"Two of Canada's famed four-legged forecasters have made clashing weather predictions. Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam is calling for an early spring while Ontario's Wiarton Willie expects six more weeks of winter.
According to tradition, if the groundhog doesn't see its shadow when it emerges from its burrow on Groundhog Day, an early spring is in store.
It was two against one on Tuesday, as Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil, arguably the best-known weather predicting woodchuck, also predicted an early end to winter.
This year's Groundhog Day festivities have already been marred by the death of Canada's westerly prognosticator, Winnipeg Willow. (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation February 02, 2016)
Groundhog Day celebrations have been cancelled in Manitoba out of respect for Willow, who died last Friday at the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre." (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation February 02, 2016)
Unfortunately, the predicted snow did not come last weekend, so I dived into the archive.
Female Kingfisher in a nice posture.
I am pretty satisfied with the result, seen the fact it was taken on ISO 4000.
...and even beautiful with that berry juice stain on his head, likely from berries in Central America or Mexico, perhaps a day or so ago! If he's still here on Saturday, he'll get a good bath in the predicted rain...
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker.
The surroundings of Taipei 101, which was the world's tallest building in the past, are one of the busiest areas of the capital city of Taiwan. I had always wanted to create an image that showed the daily chaotic invasion of the streets by motorcycles, cars and other vehicles at the end of the workday.
Taipei, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is a city in constant transformation. In this area new skyscrapers are being built every day. The walkway from which I took the photographs was going to be demolished soon, a real shame because the view from there is truly impressive.
To obtain this result I mixed a total of 20 photographs taken at the same point: 3 exposures for the city buildings, 1 for the sky and the other 16 for composing traffic trails.
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"La mejor forma de predecir el futuro es creándolo." Peter Drucker.
Los alrededores del Taipei 101, el que fuera edificio más alto del mundo en su momento, son una de las zonas con más tráfico de la capital de Taiwan. Siempre había querido realizar una fotografía que reflejara la caótica invasión diaria de las calles por parte de motos, coches y demás vehículos al acabar la jornada de trabajo.
Taipei, una de las urbes más densamente pobladas del mundo, es una ciudad en continua transformación. En esta zona la construcción de nuevos rascacielos es constante. La propia pasarela desde la que realicé las fotografías iba a ser demolida próximamente, una verdadera pena porque la vista desde allí es verdaderamente impresionante.
Para obtener este resultado he mezclado un total de 20 fotografías tomadas en el mismo punto: 3 exposiciones para los edificios de la ciudad, 1 para el cielo y las otras 16 para componer las luces del tráfico.
Funny idea:
"A stone that predicts the weather
Wet - it's raining
Dry - it is not raining
It casts a shadow - the sun is shining
White - it's snowing
Cold - it's cold
You can not see - there is fog
He is not there - there was a tornado."
Walking through the city I saw this stone. A fun idea.
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60 X30 softbox camera left. Reflector camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
We had a fun evening at the Atmo Supercomputer Party in Berkeley, California. Atmo just finished their first product, to be delivered to Uganda. The supercomputer has groundbreaking software to predict weather using a trained AI model, a first in this industry. That means substantial cost reduction while keeping the accuracy of weather forecast. Anna talked about how to do business with foreign governments.
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The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest and most powerful feline in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona (southeast of Tucson), the cat has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 1900s.
This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioral and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. While dense rainforest is its preferred habitat, the jaguar will range across a variety of forested and open terrain. It is strongly associated with the presence of water and is notable, along with the tiger, as a feline that enjoys swimming. The jaguar is a largely solitary, stalk-and-ambush predator, and is opportunistic in prey selection. It is also an apex and keystone predator, playing an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating the populations of prey species. The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats.[3] This allows it to pierce the shells of armoured reptiles[4] and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.[5]
The jaguar is a near threatened species and its numbers are declining. Threats include habitat loss and fragmentation. While international trade in jaguars or their parts is prohibited, the cat is still regularly killed by humans, particularly in conflicts with ranchers and farmers in South America. Although reduced, its range remains large; given its historical distribution, the jaguar has featured prominently in the mythology of numerous indigenous American cultures, including that of the Maya and Aztec.
Etymology
A jaguar at the Milwaukee County Zoological GardensThe word jaguar is pronounced /ˈdʒæɡwɑr/ or, in British English, /ˈdʒæɡjuː.ər/. It comes to English from one of the Tupi-Guarani languages, presumably the Amazonian trade language Tupinambá, via Portuguese jaguar.[6] The Tupian word, yaguara "beast", sometimes translated as "dog",[7][8] is used for any carnivorous mammal.[9] The specific word for jaguar is yaguareté, with the suffix -eté meaning "real" or "true".[6][9][10]
The first component of its taxonomic designation, Panthera, is Latin, from the Greek word for leopard, πάνθηρ, the type species for the genus. This has been said to derive from the παν- "all" and θήρ from θηρευτής "predator", meaning "predator of all" (animals), though this may be a folk etymology[11]—it may instead be ultimately of Sanskrit origin, from pundarikam, the Sanskrit word for "tiger".[12]
Onca is the Portuguese onça, with the cedilla dropped for typographical reasons, found in English as ounce for the Snow Leopard, Uncia uncia. It derives from the Latin lyncea lynx, with the letter L confused with the definite article (Italian lonza, Old French l'once).[13]
In many Central and South American countries, the cat is referred to as el tigre ("the tiger")
Taxonomy
The jaguar, Panthera onca, is the only extant New World member of the Panthera genus. DNA evidence shows that the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, and clouded leopard share a common ancestor and that this group is between six and ten million years old;[14] the fossil record points to the emergence of Panthera just two to 3.8 million years ago.[14][15] Phylogenetic studies generally have shown that the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is basal to this group.[14][16][17][18] The position of the remaining species varies between studies and is effectively unresolved.
Based on morphological evidence, British zoologist Reginald Pocock concluded that the jaguar is most closely related to the leopard.[18] However, DNA evidence is inconclusive and the position of the jaguar relative to the other species varies between studies.[14][16][17][18] Fossils of extinct Panthera species, such as the European Jaguar (Panthera gombaszoegensis) and the American Lion (Panthera atrox), show characteristics of both the lion and the jaguar.[18] Analysis of jaguar mitochondrial DNA has dated the species lineage to between 280,000 and 510,000 years ago, later than suggested by fossil records.[19Geographical variation
While numerous subspecies of the jaguar have been recognized, recent research suggests just three. Geographical barriers, such as the Amazon river, limit gene flow within the species.The last taxonomic delineation of the jaguar subspecies was performed by Pocock in 1939. Based on geographic origins and skull morphology, he recognized eight subspecies. However, he did not have access to sufficient specimens to critically evaluate all subspecies, and he expressed doubt about the status of several. Later consideration of his work suggested only three subspecies should be recognized.[20]
Recent studies have also failed to find evidence for well defined subspecies, and are no longer recognized.[21] Larson (1997) studied the morphological variation in the jaguar and showed that there is clinal north–south variation, but also that the differentiation within the supposed subspecies is larger than that between them and thus does not warrant subspecies subdivision.[22] A genetic study by Eizirik and coworkers in 2001 confirmed the absence of a clear geographical subspecies structure, although they found that major geographical barriers such as the Amazon River limited the exchange of genes between the different populations.[19] A subsequent, more detailed, study confirmed the predicted population structure within the Colombian jaguars.[23]
Pocock's subspecies divisions are still regularly listed in general descriptions of the cat.[24] Seymour grouped these in three subspecies.[20]
Panthera onca onca: Venezuela through the Amazon, including
P. onca peruviana (Peruvian Jaguar): Coastal Peru
P. onca hernandesii (Mexican Jaguar): Western Mexico – including
P. onca centralis (Central American Jaguar): El Salvador to Colombia
P. onca arizonensis (Arizonan Jaguar): Southern Arizona to Sonora, Mexico
P. onca veraecrucis: Central Texas to Southeastern Mexico
P. onca goldmani (Goldman's Jaguar): Yucatán Peninsula to Belize and Guatemala
P. onca palustris (the largest subspecies, weighing more than 135 kg or 300 lb):[25] The Pantanal regions of Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, along the Paraguay River into Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
Physical characteristics
The jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. There are significant variations in size and weight: weights are normally in the range of 56–96 kilograms (124–211 lb). Larger males have been recorded at 160 kilograms (350 lb)[26] (roughly matching a tigress or lioness), and smaller ones have extremely low weights of 36 kilograms (80 lb). Females are typically 10–20% smaller than males. The length of the cat varies from 1.62–1.83 metres (5.3–6 ft), and its tail may add a further 75 centimeters (30 in). It stands about 67–76 centimeters (27–30 in) tall at the shoulders.[27]
The head of the jaguar is robust and the jaw extremely powerful. The size of jaguars tends to increase the farther south they are located.
Jaguar skull and jawboneFurther variations in size have been observed across regions and habitats, with size tending to increase from the north to south. A study of the jaguar in the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve on the Mexican Pacific coast, showed ranges of just 30–50 kilograms (66–110 lb), about the size of the cougar.[28] By contrast, a study of the Jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal region found average weights of 100 kilograms (220 lb) and weights of 300 lb or more are not uncommon in old males.[29] Forest jaguars are frequently darker and considerably smaller than those found in open areas (the Pantanal is an open wetland basin), possibly due to the smaller numbers of large herbivorous prey in forest areas.[30]
A short and stocky limb structure makes the jaguar adept at climbing, crawling and swimming.[27] The head is robust and the jaw extremely powerful. The jaguar has the strongest bite of all felids capable of biting down with 2000 lbs of force twice the strength of a lion, and the second strongest of all mammals after the spotted hyena; this strength is an adaptation that allows the jaguar to pierce turtle shells.[4] A comparative study of bite force adjusted for body size ranked it as the top felid, alongside the clouded leopard and ahead of the lion and tiger.[31] It has been reported that "an individual jaguar can drag a 360 kg (800 lb) bull 8 m (25 ft) in its jaws and pulverize the heaviest bones".[32] The jaguar hunts wild animals weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 lb) in dense jungle, and its short and sturdy physique is thus an adaptation to its prey and environment.
A melanistic jaguar. Melanism is the result of a dominant allele but remains relatively rare in jaguars.The base coat of the jaguar is generally a tawny yellow, but can range to reddish-brown and black. The cat is covered in rosettes for camouflage in its jungle habitat. The spots vary over individual coats and between individual Jaguars: rosettes may include one or several dots, and the shape of the dots varies. The spots on the head and neck are generally solid, as are those on the tail, where they may merge to form a band. The underbelly, throat and outer surface of the legs and lower flanks are white.[27]
A condition known as melanism occurs in the species. The melanistic form is less common than the spotted form (it occurs at about six percent of the population)[33] of jaguars and is the result of a dominant allele.[34] Jaguars with melanism appear entirely black, although their spots are still visible on close examination. Melanistic Jaguars are informally known as black panthers, but do not form a separate species. Rare albino individuals, sometimes called white panthers, also occur among jaguars, as with the other big cats.[30]
While the jaguar closely resembles the leopard, it is sturdier and heavier, and the two animals can be distinguished by their rosettes: the rosettes on a jaguar's coat are larger, fewer in number, usually darker, and have thicker lines and small spots in the middle that the leopard lacks. Jaguars also have rounder heads and shorter, stockier limbs compared to leopards.[35
[edit] Reproduction and life cycle
Jaguar females reach sexual maturity at about two years of age, and males at three or four. The cat is believed to mate throughout the year in the wild, although births may increase when prey is plentiful.[36] Research on captive male jaguars supports the year-round mating hypothesis, with no seasonal variation in semen traits and ejaculatory quality; low reproductive success has also been observed in captivity.[37] Female estrous is 6–17 days out of a full 37-day cycle, and females will advertise fertility with urinary scent marks and increased vocalization.[36] Both sexes will range more widely than usual during courtship.
Mother about to pick up a cub by the neckMating pairs separate after the act, and females provide all parenting. The gestation period lasts 93–105 days; females give birth to up to four cubs, and most commonly to two. The mother will not tolerate the presence of males after the birth of cubs, given a risk of infanticide; this behaviour is also found in the tiger.[38]
The young are born blind, gaining sight after two weeks. Cubs are weaned at three months but remain in the birth den for six months before leaving to accompany their mother on hunts.[39] They will continue in their mother's company for one to two years before leaving to establish a territory for themselves. Young males are at first nomadic, jostling with their older counterparts until they succeed in claiming a territory. Typical lifespan in the wild is estimated at around 12–15 years; in captivity, the jaguar lives up to 23 years, placing it among the longest-lived cats.[29]
Social activity
Like most cats, the jaguar is solitary outside mother-cub groups. Adults generally meet only to court and mate (though limited non-courting socialization has been observed anecdotally[38]) and carve out large territories for themselves. Female territories, which range from 25 to 40 square kilometers in size, may overlap, but the animals generally avoid one another. Male ranges cover roughly twice as much area, varying in size with the availability of game and space, and do not overlap.[38][40] The jaguar uses scrape marks, urine, and feces to mark its territory.[41]
Like the other big cats, the jaguar is capable of roaring (the male more powerfully) and does so to warn territorial and mating competitors away; intensive bouts of counter-calling between individuals have been observed in the wild.[42] Their roar often resembles a repetitive cough, and they may also vocalize mews and grunts.[29] Mating fights between males occur, but are rare, and aggression avoidance behaviour has been observed in the wild.[41] When it occurs, conflict is typically over territory: a male's range may encompass that of two or three females, and he will not tolerate intrusions by other adult males.[38]
The jaguar is often described as nocturnal, but is more specifically crepuscular (peak activity around dawn and dusk). Both sexes hunt, but males travel further each day than females, befitting their larger territories. The jaguar may hunt during the day if game is available and is a relatively energetic feline, spending as much as 50–60% of its time active.[30] The jaguar's elusive nature and the inaccessibility of much of its preferred habitat make it a difficult animal to sight, let alone study.
Hunting and diet
Illustration of a jaguar battling a boa constrictor
Illustration of a jaguar killing a tapirLike all cats, the jaguar is an obligate carnivore, feeding only on meat. It is an opportunistic hunter and its diet encompasses 87 species.[30] The jaguar prefers large prey and will take adult caiman, deer, capybara, tapirs, peccaries, dogs, foxes, and sometimes even anacondas . However, the cat will eat any small species that can be caught, including frogs, mice, birds, fish, sloths, monkeys, and turtles; a study conducted in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize, for example, revealed that jaguars there had a diet that consisted primarily of armadillos and pacas.[41] Some jaguars will also take domestic livestock, including adult cattle and horses.[43]
The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats. It is an adaptation that allows it to pierce the shells of armoured reptiles.While the jaguar employs the deep-throat bite-and-suffocation technique typical among Panthera, it prefers a killing method unique amongst cats: it pierces directly through the temporal bones of the skull between the ears of prey (especially the Capybara) with its canine teeth, piercing the brain.[44] This may be an adaptation to "cracking open" turtle shells; following the late Pleistocene extinctions, armoured reptiles such as turtles would have formed an abundant prey base for the jaguar.[30][42] The skull bite is employed with mammals in particular; with reptiles such as caiman, the jaguar may leap on to the back of the prey and sever the cervical vertebrae, immobilizing the target. While capable of cracking turtle shells, the jaguar may simply reach into the shell and scoop out the flesh.[38] With prey such as smaller dogs, a paw swipe to the skull may be sufficient in killing it.
The jaguar is a stalk-and-ambush rather than a chase predator. The cat will walk slowly down forest paths, listening for and stalking prey before rushing or ambushing. The jaguar attacks from cover and usually from a target's blind spot with a quick pounce; the species' ambushing abilities are considered nearly peerless in the animal kingdom by both indigenous people and field researchers, and are probably a product of its role as an apex predator in several different environments. The ambush may include leaping into water after prey, as a jaguar is quite capable of carrying a large kill while swimming; its strength is such that carcasses as large as a heifer can be hauled up a tree to avoid flood levels.[38]
On killing prey, the jaguar will drag the carcass to a thicket or other secluded spot. It begins eating at the neck and chest, rather than the midsection. The heart and lungs are consumed, followed by the shoulders.[38] The daily food requirement of a 34 kilogram animal, at the extreme low end of the species' weight range, has been estimated at 1.4 kilograms.[45] For captive animals in the 50–60 kilogram range, more than 2 kilograms of meat daily is recommended.[46] In the wild, consumption is naturally more erratic; wild cats expend considerable energy in the capture and kill of prey, and may consume up to 25 kilograms of meat at one feeding, followed by periods of famine.[47] Unlike all other species in the Panthera genus, jaguars very rarely attack humans. Most of the scant cases where jaguars turn to taking a human show that the animal is either old with damaged teeth or is wounded.[48] Sometimes, if scared, jaguars in captivity may lash out at zookeepers.[49]
[edit] Ecology
[edit] Distribution and habitat
The jaguar has been attested in the fossil record for two million years[24] and it has been an American cat since crossing the Bering Land Bridge during the Pleistocene epoch; the immediate ancestor of modern animals is Panthera onca augusta, which was larger than the contemporary cat.[23] Its present range extends from Mexico, through Central America and into South America, including much of Amazonian Brazil.[50] The countries included in this range are Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica (particularly on the Osa Peninsula), Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, United States and Venezuela. The jaguar is now extinct in El Salvador and Uruguay.[2] It occurs in the 400 km² Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize, the 5,300 km² Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, the approximately 15,000 km² Manú National Park in Peru, the approximately 26,000 km² Xingu National Park in Brazil, and numerous other reserves throughout its range.
The jaguar can range across a variety of forested and open habitat, but is strongly associated with presence of water.The inclusion of the United States in the list is based on occasional sightings in the southwest, particularly in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. In the early 1900s, the jaguar's range extended as far north as the Grand Canyon, and as far west as Southern California.[45] The jaguar is a protected species in the United States under the Endangered Species Act, which has stopped the shooting of the animal for its pelt. In 2004, wildlife officials in Arizona photographed and documented jaguars in the southern part of the state. For any permanent population to thrive, protection from killing, an adequate prey base, and connectivity with Mexican populations are essential.[51] On February 25, 2009 a 118 lb Jaguar was caught, radio-collared and released in an area southwest of Tucson, Arizona; this is farther north than had previously been expected and represents a sign that there may be a permanent breeding population of Jaguars within southern Arizona. It was later confirmed that the animal is indeed the same male individual (known as 'Macho B') that was photographed in 2004 and is now the oldest known Jaguar in the wild (approximately 15 years old.)[52] On Monday March 2, 2009, Macho B, which is the only jaguar spotted in the U.S. in more than a decade, was recaptured and euthanized after he was found to be suffering from kidney failure.[53]
Completion of the United States–Mexico barrier as currently proposed will reduce the viability of any population currently residing in the United States, by reducing gene flow with Mexican populations, and prevent any further northward expansion for the species.[54]
The historic range of the species included much of the southern half of the United States, and in the south extended much farther to cover most of the South American continent. In total, its northern range has receded 1,000 kilometers southward and its southern range 2,000 km northward. Ice age fossils of the jaguar, dated between 40,000 and 11,500 years ago, have been discovered in the United States, including some at an important site as far north as Missouri. Fossil evidence shows jaguars of up to 190 kg (420 lb), much larger than the contemporary average for the animal.[55]
The habitat of the cat includes the rain forests of South and Central America, open, seasonally flooded wetlands, and dry grassland terrain. Of these habitats, the jaguar much prefers dense forest;[30] the cat has lost range most rapidly in regions of drier habitat, such as the Argentinian pampas, the arid grasslands of Mexico, and the southwestern United States.[2] The cat will range across tropical, subtropical, and dry deciduous forests (including, historically, oak forests in the United States). The jaguar is strongly associated with water and it often prefers to live by rivers, swamps, and in dense rainforest with thick cover for stalking prey. Jaguars have been found at elevations as high as 3,800 m, but they typically avoid montane forest and are not found in the high plateau of central Mexico or in the Andes.[30]
Substantial evidence exists that there is also a colony of non-native melanistic leopards or jaguars inhabiting the rainforests around Sydney, Australia. A local report compiled statements from over 450 individuals recounting their stories of sighting large black cats in the area and confidential NSW Government documents regarding the matter proved wildlife authorities were so concerned about the big cats and the danger to humans, they commissioned an expert to catch it. The three-day hunt later failed, but ecologist Johannes J. Bauer warned: "Difficult as it seems to accept, the most likely explanation is the presence of a large, feline predator. In this area, [it is] most likely a leopard, less likely a jaguar."[56]
Ecological role
The adult jaguar is an apex predator, meaning that it exists at the top of its food chain and is not preyed on in the wild. The jaguar has also been termed a keystone species, as it is assumed, through controlling the population levels of prey such as herbivorous and granivorous mammals, apex felids maintain the structural integrity of forest systems.[28][57] However, accurately determining what effect species like the jaguar have on ecosystems is difficult, because data must be compared from regions where the species is absent as well as its current habitats, while controlling for the effects of human activity. It is accepted that mid-sized prey species undergo population increases in the absence of the keystone predators and it has been hypothesized that this has cascading negative effects.[58] However, field work has shown this may be natural variability and that the population increases may not be sustained. Thus, the keystone predator hypothesis is not favoured by all scientists.[59]
The jaguar also has an effect on other predators. The jaguar and the cougar, the next largest feline of the Americas, are often sympatric (related species sharing overlapping territory) and have often been studied in conjunction. Where sympatric with the jaguar, the cougar is smaller than normal and is smaller than the local jaguars. The jaguar tends to take larger prey and the cougar smaller, reducing the latter's size.[60] This situation may be advantageous to the cougar. Its broader prey niche, including its ability to take smaller prey, may give it an advantage over the jaguar in human-altered landscapes;[28] while both are classified as near-threatened species, the cougar has a significantly larger current distribution.
[edit] Conservation status
Jaguar populations are rapidly declining. The animal is considered Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources,[2] meaning it may be threatened with extinction in the near future. The loss of parts of its range, including its virtual elimination from its historic northern areas and the increasing fragmentation of the remaining range, have contributed to this status. The 1960s saw particularly significant declines, with more than 15,000 jaguar skins brought out of the Brazilian Amazon yearly; the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of 1973 brought about a sharp decline in the pelt trade.[61] Detailed work performed under the auspices of the Wildlife Conservation Society reveal that the animal has lost 37% of its historic range, with its status unknown in an additional 18%. More encouragingly, the probability of long-term survival was considered high in 70% of its remaining range, particularly in the Amazon basin and the adjoining Gran Chaco and Pantanal.[50]
The major risks to the jaguar include deforestation across its habitat, increasing competition for food with human beings,[2] poaching, hurricanes in northern parts of its range, and the behaviour of ranchers who will often kill the cat where it preys on livestock. When adapted to the prey, the jaguar has been shown to take cattle as a large portion of its diet; while land clearance for grazing is a problem for the species, the jaguar population may have increased when cattle were first introduced to South America as the animals took advantage of the new prey base. This willingness to take livestock has induced ranch owners to hire full-time jaguar hunters, and the cat is often shot on sight.[29]
The Pantanal, Brazil, seen here in flood condition, is a critical jaguar range area.The jaguar is regulated as an Appendix I species under CITES: all international trade in jaguars or their parts is prohibited. All hunting of jaguars is prohibited in Argentina, Belize, Colombia, French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, the United States (where it is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act), Uruguay and Venezuela. Hunting of jaguars is restricted to "problem animals" in Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, while trophy hunting is still permitted in Bolivia. The species has no legal protection in Ecuador or Guyana.[24]
Current conservation efforts often focus on educating ranch owners and promoting ecotourism.[62] The jaguar is generally defined as an umbrella species — a species whose home range and habitat requirements are sufficiently broad that, if protected, numerous other species of smaller range will also be protected.[63] Umbrella species serve as "mobile links" at the landscape scale, in the jaguar's case through predation. Conservation organizations may thus focus on providing viable, connected habitat for the jaguar, with the knowledge that other species will also benefit.[62]
Given the inaccessibility of much of the species' range—particularly the central Amazon—estimating jaguar numbers is difficult. Researchers typically focus on particular bioregions, and thus species-wide analysis is scant. In 1991, 600–1,000 (the highest total) were estimated to be living in Belize. A year earlier, 125–180 jaguars were estimated to be living in Mexico's 4,000 square kilometer (2400 mi²) Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, with another 350 in the state of Chiapas. The adjoining Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, with an area measuring 15,000 square kilometers (9,000 mi²), may have 465–550 animals.[64] Work employing GPS–telemetry in 2003 and 2004 found densities of only six to seven jaguars per 100 square kilometers in the critical Pantanal region, compared with 10 to 11 using traditional methods; this suggests that widely used sampling methods may inflate the actual numbers of cats.[65]
On 7 January 2008 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall approved a decision by the George W. Bush Administration to abandon jaguar recovery as a federal goal under the Endangered Species Act. Some critics of the decision said that the jaguar is being sacrificed for the government's new border fence, which is to be built along many of the cat's typical crossings between the United States and Mexico.[66]
In the past, conservation of jaguars sometimes occurred through the protection of jaguar "hotspots". These hotspots were described as Jaguar Conservation Units, and were large areas populated by about 50 jaguars. However, some researchers recently determined that, in order to maintain a robust sharing of the jaguar gene pool necessary for maintaining the species, it is important that the jaguars be interconnected. To effect this, a new project, the Paseo del Jaguar, as been established to connect the jaguar hotspots.[67]
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Driving from Toronto to West Virginia takes at least an hour more than your GPS system predicts. Because you have to stop and take photos
Well, we got our predicted heavy snowfall this weekend. I spent most of my days inside going over more images to put into photo books. I came across this one from Algonquin Park two years ago that I had not posted yet. It warmed me up just thinking of that morning sunrise at lake of Two Rivers. It made me think of our plans for the next camping trip this summer. I can handle the weather this week, only if we get more sun shine!
we have sun predicted for a couple of days so I'm racing time and trying to get things done outside. it's beautiful out and the garden thrives.
a time of beauty and, for me, a time of sadness, because so much of my garden reminds me of my dear friend april.
I think her flickr site has been closed down by her husband or I've been blocked. I wish you all could see her wonderful work.
so....good times and sad times.
schubert the standard poodle is our oldest doggy now. he is partly deaf and has cataracts. he follows me loyally when I garden until time for treats and rest, but when I come in and upstairs, he comes with me.
both of us old and slightly decrepit, keeping each other company as we rest together after work.
I will be off flickr again while the sun shines.
and this photo is best viewed large.
Not predicted, i noticed the high waves from the other side of the harbour and nipped across to bag a shot or two. More to come.
The weather has been grimly grey for several days, which made me eager to head out in the rain today. I caught a family of wild red deer out at Branault, towards the islands. Mother, baby, older brother, older sister and an aunt, I reckon.
Some wag has suggested we are in for a heatwave this weekend! Well, the Met Office only expect to get it correct 50% of the time, so why even try to predict the weather? I will be surprised if we can't see some snow on top of Ben Nevis when we go shopping tomorrow.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24 70MM L F2.8 II
Lee Soft GND 1.2
Heliopan Circular Polarizer
One of the classic image from my last year's trip of the lovely Dolomites. To be honest; I was not particularly lucky with the weather. I was here in this location for couple of nights and the weather was not the best. Even though the sun rise of the location is good; the sunset is spectacular. I have got a glimpse of it one of the evening; but it was probably not what it could have been. Another evening was completely washed out.
The fancy part was the food served in the mountain hut. The huts have lovely locations, good price, fantastic service and very well maintained. Not to mistake; they run well. If one doesn't book them well in advance; there is no chance of getting reservation. This is off course is a bit of catch as you can't really predict the weather so early.
Any way; the mornings were beautiful; but there was no cloud to produce the drama.
This was the first morning. Due to the moisture of the air the sky gets a but purpely early morning just before the golden sun hits the rock. It was a full moon day and the moon was still there. So I have decided to include that in the image.
Somehow as a whole it impressed me. The most important part is that I have enjoyed the atmosphere and the location thoroughly. If I get a chance next time; I will add a human object with a red dress in this image. Hopefully I will have opportunity to go back to this heavenly place again as it is not far from where I currently live.
Please have a look at my website www.avisekhphotography.com for all my recent works.
Have a nice weekend.
Hope you will enjoy the picture.
Any suggestions or criticisms are always welcome.
the predicted kp level of the auroras was only an unimpressive 3 (out of 9 possible). But the long exposure exagerates the auroras quite a bit but also increases the "comma" effect on the stars. - 9°C tonight but no wind ;)
My friend Howard made a book! It's the most crushingly cute and wonderful story about a little badger, and it made both of us do a very sad face. I do recommend that, should you have a minute or two to spare, you pay him a little attention and have a look at him here.
You may remember Howard from such murders as this.
[edit] woo! 100 days left!
Pibb the Sandhill Crane Chick was testing out his wings today, and I predict he will fly in a couple of weeks, and be able to really fly away with Classic and Cherry in about 3 weeks. They will return to the property and their nesting area each evening for some weeks after that, and then, they will go elsewhere, hopefully even the empty lot next to our house to forage, but I will see less of them.
I was photographing the family today, and getting some shots of the parents for a change, when I saw Pibb fluffing his wings out of the corner of my eye. The first shot, I clipped his right wing a little, but I still think it’s pretty darn cute. My favorite is the one I titled, “I Believe I Can Fly!”. It will be a four photo series. I’m posting them one at a time, and once I have done so, I’ll put them at the beginning of my Sandhill Crane set as a slideshow in case you want to see these four shots in order.
I am a Craniac! So this is a special time of year when my photostream gets very Sandhill Crane-ee! I hope my fellow craniacs and flickr friends enjoy them. I definitely can’t help myself. I have been photographing this family for four seasons now. It never gets old, and I am so blessed to watch their lives and be able to share that joy with others. I also hope people will find it educational.
For more information on these and other cranes, go to www.savingcranes.org. Also check out www.operationmigration.org. Many crane species still need our help, and the whooping crane migration project is fascinating and inspiring!
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Well the rain arrived as predicted to make it a soggy start to the Jubilee, but i'm continuing with my own personal sunny spell and photos from my sunny wildflower photo-shoot from earlier in the week. These next two were taken with the new 50mm, I primarily got it to work as a portrait lens (low light at weddings) but its nice to give it a workout on the landscape, the tight composition (it's about 80mm on a crop sensor body) and shallow dof making for some interesting choices.
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It was predicted in the forecast....we chose not to believe it....we got it.
She always wanted a white wedding...but chose to have it in October for fear that guests would not show...9.7 inches of the white stuff later...she was right....some guests did not show, but it was the most beautiful day ever!
And now they are going from snow to sand...for their honeymoon.
I am super excited to get started on this one! But right now I am off to cook some chili on this snowy day.
Every photo walk is different - Young Fallow Deer in Morning Light - On the way home, it is never easy to predict what a Nikon Z8 memory card will carry. Sometimes you press the shutter within the first minutes and the card fills quickly; sometimes you wait patiently without taking a single frame, imagining the photograph long before it exists.
Wildlife follows its own rhythm — and occasionally, it takes you along with it.
This pre-Christmas morning at Bradgate Park began as the rising sun broke through dark, scattered clouds. As the light softened, the landscape slowly revealed itself. At times, gentle morning light becomes incredibly effective; at other moments, you work more technically, placing the strength of the light behind you and allowing experience to grow with every frame.
The first encounter came from the rocky hilltops: a young male fallow deer, standing still, looking directly into my lens with wide, unblinking eyes.
“Young Fallow Deer in Morning Light.”
After meeting two fellow photographer friends, I joined them along the River Lin, which flows through Bradgate Park in North Leicestershire. A small group of hinds crossed the river, resisting the powerful current — a moment of shared instinct and determination.
Later, while searching for Stonechat, as on previous visits, a herd of red deer appeared, spreading calmly across the greenery. The majestic stag once again became the natural favourite of our lenses, and I worked to capture several compelling poses from different angles under direct sunlight.
The Grey Heron ultimately defined the photograph of the day. Under clean, softly broken sunlight, framed against the River Lin, the scene felt complete.
After a 3.5-hour photo walk, as I returned to the car park, my favourite bird — the tiny Robin — seemed to offer a quiet farewell. Shot in direct sunlight, the background bokeh remained simple, while the feather details glowed beautifully. With the NIKKOR 500mm and 1.4x TC at ƒ/8.0, its poised and noble stance emerged clearly.
Good evening and thank you for looking.
Every photo walk is different - On the way home, it is never easy to predict what a Nikon Z8 memory card will carry. Sometimes you press the shutter within the first minutes and the card fills quickly; sometimes you wait patiently without taking a single frame, imagining the photograph long before it exists.
Wildlife follows its own rhythm — and occasionally, it takes you along with it.
This pre-Christmas morning at Bradgate Park began as the rising sun broke through dark, scattered clouds. As the light softened, the landscape slowly revealed itself. At times, gentle morning light becomes incredibly effective; at other moments, you work more technically, placing the strength of the light behind you and allowing experience to grow with every frame.
The first encounter came from the rocky hilltops: a young male fallow deer, standing still, looking directly into my lens with wide, unblinking eyes.
“Young Fallow Deer in Morning Light.”
After meeting two fellow photographer friends, I joined them along the River Lin, which flows through Bradgate Park in North Leicestershire. A small group of hinds crossed the river, resisting the powerful current — a moment of shared instinct and determination.
Later, while searching for Stonechat, as on previous visits, a herd of red deer appeared, spreading calmly across the greenery. The majestic stag once again became the natural favourite of our lenses, and I worked to capture several compelling poses from different angles under direct sunlight.
The Grey Heron ultimately defined the photograph of the day. Under clean, softly broken sunlight, framed against the River Lin, the scene felt complete.
After a 3.5-hour photo walk, as I returned to the car park, my favourite bird — the tiny Robin — seemed to offer a quiet farewell. Shot in direct sunlight, the background bokeh remained simple, while the feather details glowed beautifully. With the NIKKOR 500mm and 1.4x TC at ƒ/8.0, its poised and noble stance emerged clearly.
Good evening and thank you for looking.
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Lens - hand held or Monopod and definitely SPORT VR on. Aperture is f5.6 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Nikon Cross-Body Strap or Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod - Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm /5.6E PF Lense -
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With two Fall storms predicted this weekend, I though a couple of pumpkin loaves to have with a hot tea might be just the thing. Bring on the wind and rain. We're ready!
As predicted, the snow enforced a walk to work today although I did manage to hop on a bus about half way there. I didn't mind though as I got the opportunity to take a few photos en route.
*I've swapped the photo I originally submitted to the pool as it was a bit blurry!
Laut Aussage von:www.Nabu.de
Das Tagpfauenauge war Schmetterling des Jahres 2009 in Deutschland.
Ein Porträt des Tagpfauenauges: 🐛Anders als die hoch spezialisierten Raupen sind die Falter wenig wählerisch. Im zeitigen Frühjahr werden Weiden, Huflattich, Schlehen und Löwenzahn besucht, im Sommer mit Vorliebe rote und blauviolette Blüten.Das Tagpfauenauge, wissenschaftlich Inachis io, gehört zur Familie der Edelfalter, seine Flügelspannweite beträgt fünf bis sechs Zentimeter.Und wie bei Kleinem Fuchs, Admiral und Landkärtchen ernähren sich die Raupen nahezu ausschließlich von Brennnesseln, weshalb diese Arten auch als Brennnesselfalter zusammengefasst werden.Die jungen Raupen sind zunächst grüngelb gefärbt, später werden sie leuchtend schwarz mit weißen Punkten. Sie tragen fleischige, bedornte Fortsätze. Die Raupen treten in großen Nestern auf, sie leben also gemeinschaftlich und überziehen dabei mehrere Brennnesselpflanzen mit ihrem Gespinst. Bevorzugt werden dabei sonnige Standorte.Dank ihrer typischen Flügeloberseiten mit vier bunten Augen auf braunrotem Grund kann man das Tagpfauenauge kaum verwechseln. Die großen Augen sollen möglichst Fressfeinde abschrecken, umgekehrt dient die graubraune Flügelunterseite der Tarnung im zusammengeklappten Zustand.Anders als die hoch spezialisierten Raupen sind die Falter wenig wählerisch, mehr als 200 Nektarpflanzen wurden registriert. Im zeitigen Frühjahr werden Weiden, Huflattich, Schlehen, Pflaumen und Löwenzahn besucht, im Sommer mit Vorliebe rote und blauviolette Blüten. Wichtig sind dabei Disteln, Wasserdost, Flockenblumen und Skabiosen, Klee und Luzerne. Gerne fliegt das Tagpfauenauge auch Schmetterlingsflieder (Buddleia) im Garten oder auf Siedlungsbrachen und Bahnflächen an. 🐛
According from www.Nabu.de
A portrait of the daycare eye: unlike the highly specialized caterpillars, the moths are not very picky. In early spring, pastures, hoof slattish, slopes and dandelion are preferred to be red and blue -violet flowers in summer. The day -to -day eye, scientific inachis io, belongs to the family of the noble butterfly, its wing span is five to six centimeters. As with a small fox, admiral and country cards, the caterpillars eat almost exclusively from fuel, why are these types Also combined as a nettle butterfly. The young caterpillars are first colored, later they become bright black with white dots. They wear fleshy, so far. The caterpillars occur in large nests, so they live together and cover several nettle plants with their web. Sunny locations are preferred, thanks to their typical wing tops with four colorful eyes on a brown -red background you can hardly confuse the dayfall eye. The big eyes are supposed to scare as predictors as possible, conversely, the gray -brown underside of the camouflage is used in the composite condition. Other than the highly specialized caterpillars, the moths are little selective, more than 200 nectar plants have been registered. In early spring, pastures, hoof slattish, slopes, plums and dandelions are visited, in summer red and blue -violet flowers. It is important to thistle, water dost, flake flowers and skaboses, clover and lucerne. The dayfall eye also likes to fly butterfly lilac (Buddleia) in the garden or on settlement wasteland and railway areas.