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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
AN UNOBTRUSIVE LITTLE WOODLAND BIRD, it is easily overlooked as it creeps up tree trunks, probing for insects and spiders. This bird, for me is very difficult to capture, this is the best of a great undisclosed number of shots, and its not that good!
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Tiny Snowberry Clearwing Moth taking nectar from a wild Giant Ironweed flower while in flight during a stiff breeze.
Common and abundant.
A ruddy turnstone (arenaria interpres) probing stones and dead pieces of coral for something to eat. Photographed near Belle Mare, Mauritius.
I took this earlier this summer when we were visiting the California Coast near Bodega Bay. Here we see a selfie of me playing with my new super-duper powerful LED Nitecore flashlight under the gorgeous Milky Way and light pollution of San Francisco.
Image Notes: Image is a composite, one frame for everything but the ocean detail which was light-painted in a separate shot by the same Nitecore flashlight on a lower setting with a diffuser in use.
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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
A pair of white-rumped sandpipers probe for high energy food along a gravel beach. They don't have to move much to find it. There are millions upon millions of capelin eggs sticking to the gravel. The bird that is in focus has a little cluster at the end of its beak. The birds would move around and follow the shore as they collected eggs and the occasional invertebrate. If you sit still, they will approach quite closely.
When various sandpipers probe in mud or sand, they look like living sewing machines and their heads bob up and down quickly. I may post a video of that at some point.
This ship was formerly MMS 1086 a WW2 Mine Sweeper, constructed from wood to avoid detonating magnetic mines. She was transferred to Norway in 1944. In 1961, she was decommissioned and then became a survey ship and gaining the name ‘Probe’.
‘Probe’ worked out of Lowestoft for some time with various other old vessels until March 1969, when she was sold for scrap.
Ironically, MMS 1086 was constructed in Oulton Broad and so, has come full circle.
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.
A black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus) probing the mud and vegetation for food. Photographed on the island of Langkawi, in Malaysia.
Was interesting watching this bishop's mitre probing his rostrum, I guess to try to find the juiciest seeds!!
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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.
A painted stork (mycteria leucocephala) probing the muddy waters of a small waterhole for food. Photographed in Yala, Sri Lanka.
A just reward for all the effort it had put in.........
Snipe
Scientific name
Gallinago gallinago
A medium-sized wader, the snipe lives in marshes, wet grassland and moorlands, where it nests in simple scrapes. It uses its long, probing bill to find insects, earthworms and crustaceans in the mud, typically swallowing prey whole. During the breeding season, males can be heard making a unique 'drumming' sound as their tail feathers vibrate in the wind as they perform their aerial courtship displays.
How to identify
Snipe are brown, with an intricate pattern of black and gold bars, and a stripy brown and gold head. They have short, greyish-green legs and a very long, straight bill. The snipe is smaller than the similar-looking woodcock and is a bird of grasslands and moorlands, rather than woodlands.
Did you know?
Snipe have a flexible tip to the beak that is full of nerves; this helps them to feel for worms deep underground and then open the end of their beak to grab them.
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.
Popping it's refuelling probe in salute RCAF CF-188 Hornet 188782 exits Waddington's active to follow the three other participants of 'Scar Flight' to their dispersal after their pm sortie on Day 6 of Cobra Warrior 25-2
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organ player (and his wife?) rehearsing at St. Stephen's Church, Mainz
Ein Orgelspieler (und seine Frau / Begleitung) probt auf der Klais Orgel in St. Stephan, Mainz. Ich gehe davon aus, dass es sich um Christoph Keggenhoff (Speyer) handelt, der am Donnerstag (06. August 2015) um 19:30h ein Konzert auf dieser Orgel spielt. Der Eintritt dazu ist frei:
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Probing for nectar, a mejiro spreads pollen between the shandilay blossoms. Mejiro, Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus. Klip dagga, Leonotis nepetifolia.
La NASA a publié les images les plus proches jamais vues du soleil, capturées par la sonde solaire Parker à seulement 6,1 millions de kilomètres de la surface solaire.
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NASA has released the closest-ever images of the sun, captured by the Parker Solar Probe only 3.8 million miles away from the solar surface.
Sporting a refuelling probe plus it's construction Number '5944' on the nose, smart German Luftwaffe Lockheed-Martin C130J-30 Hercules 55+03 gets away from Fairford after RIAT 2025
Based at Evreux, France with the Bi-National Air Transport Squadron, several operate with their Armée de l'Air counterparts under the NATO banner
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From the archives... One year ago.
Or what a probe on a shoestring budget (broken lander leg) might see upon landing at the Michigan City Lighthouse. The near object is a massive block of ice which has formed over a small concrete pillar. The frozen, Southern tip of Lake Michigan is between the frozen pillar and the sky beyond.
Whether the probe landed here, or at the U.S. Capitol Building, the conclusion might be the same: no life here (no offense to those living camera left...the probe was just pointed the wrong way here).
