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Continuing from the last two shots, this is the third when it probed a different spot with its beak
In der Reihe der letzten Bilder ist dies das dritte, in dem der Sandregenpfeifer an einer anderen Stelle weitersucht und mit dem Schnabel herumstochert
The title is from part of the description in Birdlife Australia for this Crested Shrike-tit An apt descrption I think!
These birds are endemic to mainland Australia.
They use that strong bill to tear and probe at bark, hunting for insects.
I have only ever encountered these birds once before
so pleased to see this bird in a similar spot along the river to the Silvereye from yesterday.
Isn't it Murphy's Law though that all is quiet and the minute you the prize bird in your sights, a loud family walks past and scares it off! Happened to me about 3 times on Sunday ;-).
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
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This Marbled Godwit was probing the muddy bottom with its left leg. That's one of it methods for finding clams, shrimp, and other prey.
Tiny Snowberry Clearwing Moth taking nectar from a wild Giant Ironweed flower while in flight during a stiff breeze.
Common and abundant.
The Black-and-white Warbler is the only member of the genus Mniotilta. The genus name means “moss-plucking,” a reference to its habit of probing bark and moss for insects.
A ruddy turnstone (arenaria interpres) probing stones and dead pieces of coral for something to eat. Photographed near Belle Mare, Mauritius.
Chinese Peacock | Papilio bianor | Papilionidae
Samsung NX1 & Helios 44M - 58mm f/2
f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
Kunming | Yunnan Province | China
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Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Meliphagidae
The Eastern Spinebill inhabits shrubs in open eucalypt forests, as well as shrubland, heathland and suburban gardens. They use their long, slender, decurved bills to probe deep into flowers, at all levels from the canopy down to the undergrowth, to feed on the sweet nectar.
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A common spoonbill (platalea leucorodia) probing and sifting through the shallows of a waterhole with sweeping movements of its broad bill. These birds have a varied diet of aquatic insects, mollusks, newts, crustaceans, worms, leeches, frogs, tadpoles and small fish. Photographed in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
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Brown Creeper probing the bark of a tree in my yard in Chester County, PA, for tiny morsels of food.
These little birds are very difficult to photograph, not only are they exceptionally well camouflaged, but they also never stop moving.
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The Hadeda ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) uses a feeding strategy known as probe foraging, inserting its long, curved bill into soft substrates to search for underground prey such as earthworms and insects. This behavior is supported by a specialized sensory adaptation called remote-touch.
At the tip of the bill lies the bill-tip organ, containing tens of thousands of sensory pits embedded in the bone. This structure enables the detection of minute vibrations produced by moving prey, allowing the bird to locate hidden organisms without visual cues.
Experimental studies have shown that the effectiveness of remote-touch is strongly influenced by soil moisture. In wet soils, vibrations transmit more efficiently, significantly increasing prey detection rates. In contrast, dry conditions reduce this ability, forcing the ibis to rely on random probing.
• Hadada / Hadeda ibis
• Ibis hadada
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Threskiornithidae
Genus:Bostrychia
Species:B. hagedash
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
Preparing for migration, an ‘akekeke in breeding plumage flips stones and intently probes the exposed tropical reef flat for invertebrates. It needs to fatten with enough stored energy for an over water migratory flight of 3,000 nonstop miles from Hawaii to Alaska. The journey will require an exhaustive, marathon effort of 3 to 4 days and nights of nonstop flight.
Black and white Warblers, such as this one, make their living by probing bark and moss for insects. These birds "have an extra-long hind claw and heavier legs than other wood-warblers, which help them hold onto and move around on bark," according to AllAboutBirds.org. This one was photographed at Chicago's Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. And yes, it was upside down when the shot was taken.
A ruddy turnstone (arenaria interpres) probing a sandy area near a beach in Trou D'Eau Douce, Mauritius.
A black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus) probing the mud and vegetation for food. Photographed on the island of Langkawi, in Malaysia.
"La nostra immaginazione ingrandisce così tanto il tempo presente, che facciamo dell’eternità un niente, e del niente un’eternità." Blaise Pascal
E, aggiungo io, chi non sa gioire dell'attimo presente, sprecherebbe anche l'eternità.
In questa foto, di archivio: Grand Canyon, Arizona. La luce radente del mattino illumina strutture millenarie che, come pagine di un libro, narrano la storia del pianeta.
Buona domenica, cogliete l'attimo :)
With an expansive migratory range, the wandering tattler lives up to its name. ‘Ūlili, the Hawaiian name, resembles the wandering tattler’s alarm call. On tropical islands it prefers probing crevices and crannies on intertidal shorelines and exposed reefs for invertebrates, often dodging breaking waves. ‘Ūlili were considered messengers and scouts of the gods.
A magnificent navigator, the tattler annually migrates from Alaska and Canada to tropical Pacific islands on a high endurance non-stop flight of 3 to 4 days over thousands of miles of featureless open ocean. Using the stars and the earth’s magnetic field (perhaps visually with quantum entanglement) to find its way. Tringa incana, non-breeding plumage.
A hunakai actively probes the wave washed sand for small crustaceans and other sand burrowers. It stays in constant motion chasing each wave as it recedes. Sanderling. Calidris alba.
Lunar eclipse on 3 March 2026, seen from Sapporo. This shot, captured shortly after totality, shows the Moon's southern latitudes reemerging from the Earth's umbra.
The seeing was poor due to a hazy sky, and it required some aggressive GIMPing to extract anything reasonable from the RAW files. While the quality is rough, I like the feel of the shot; it reminds me of old imagery from the early lunar probes.
Camera: Canon EOS 80D.
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM.
Edited with GIMP.
⭐ Explored on March 4, 2026.
A painted stork (mycteria leucocephala) probing the muddy waters of a small waterhole for food. Photographed in Yala, Sri Lanka.
Milky Way appeared in the sky when the new moon phase arrived again. "I lift my flash, questioning the azure sky". Milky Way galaxy is estimated to contain between 100 and 400 billion stars. Its actual shape is spiral.
A green sandpiper (tringa ochropus) moving slowly through shallow water and probing for food in the margins of a lake in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.