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TOMIE: "Leave Bruno in peace!"
LUCY: "I want the reward on the wanted poster. Get out of the way or I'll shoot you..."
DOINK!
This female mallard in the La Crosse River Marsh had four little chicks with her. When a small turtle entered the water near them, she began splashing around and diving in the general area of the turtle. The little ones soon swam to some long grasses and disappeared. Mom kept diving headfirst and splashing, almost like a navy destroyer depth charging a submarine. When she was satisfied the turtle danger had been neutralized, she swam off. With one turn of her head and one "quack", her little ones bolted from their hiding place and swam right up to her. How cool is that?
He seemed cheerful enough and was happy to see people, so he must have become adjusted. Hopefully the device will come off soon.
It wasn't until I took this shot with a long zoom that I realised quite what armoury the Greylag Goose possesses. This particular individual had a clutch of three goslings nearby and displayed quite an aggressive stance towards me. Before anyone asks, we were feeding seed to a few geese when this family turned up. They approached us but still felt it necessary to try and ward us off.
A little bit off online research details the fact that although they are generally herbivorous they do sometimes eat small fish, insects and crustaceans. Perhaps that partially explains why they have such teeth.
This beautiful cinnamon teal drake was protecting its mate and ducklings. Unfortunately the mother duck was hiding the ducklings in thick brush making it impossible for us to get a picture of the entire family. Male cinnamon teal have a cinnamon-red head, neck, breast and belly. They have an iridescent green speculum, which is separated from a bluish shoulder patch by a white stripe. The back, rump, upper tail coverts and tail are a dull brown and the under tail coverts are black. They have a distinctive red eye, a black bill and yellow legs and feet. The male gives a thin whistled "peep" or "peer."
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Protective cow keeps her eye on me the whole time I am photographing, despite the large distance between us.
As usual "AL", the Allens Hummingbird , was waiting to greet me near the entrance to the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia CA. "AL" is very protective of his territory and probably was wondering what I was up to !!
A few years ago, we were fortunate enough to spend several days photographing bears along the river in Alaska. Some were lone bears, but there was also a sow and her 2 juvenile cubs.
She brought them down to the waters edge and kept them obediently by her side for some time. When she felt at ease, she allowed them to enter the river, as she watched clearly in our view, being sure that they were safe. She then retreated and must had settled in, beyond our view, for a quick siesta. After a bit, she emerged and scanned the river and shore for her cubs. It didn't take too long before she had them in her sights again. When she was ready to once again leave, sheapproached her young, huffed some directives at them, then escorted them back into the woods.
It's amazing to witness the sows instinct to protect her young ... at all costs ... and these bears do it so well. Can't wait to get back there to spend time with them again.
Thanks so much for stopping by to view and especially for sharing your thoughts and comments. Much appreciated. :-)
Ā© 2014 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
Dabchick (Podiceps rufopectus)
Feeding her passenger,4days old.
This is a huge crop and speaks highly of the D810 camera as a tool to create images
Shadows from a protective grill cast onto the corrugated side of the new primary school hall, which is looking rather dusty in the late evening sun.
Taken with iPhone 4S.
This was not rotated. This fellow was hanging about six feet up on a sheer wall. When I first saw him, five humans had already passed within 3-4 feet of him and none had shown any sign of having seen him. Coming back after a dead end, I took this.
This Arctic Tern is protecting its chicks against a Tourist who walks too close at the breeding area of the colony. Some people are a bit stubborn and not too smart, so they don't realise how much they disturb.
This is the famous relief on the main church altar, showing Maria which is protecting 48 famous people from around the year 1400. Realistic portraits are showing well known noblemen on the left and church personalities on the right.
This Greylag goose was hissing at a Canadian Goose who was getting too close to her only young gosling.
The elephants use their trunks for many things .
To drink, to bathe and also they use it to protect their young . It is amazing to watch them because they never take their eyes off their young. They even use Their trunks to save their young form harm. We actually saw a little baby that appeared to be drowning at the waterhole but the elephants all gathered round to help each other and one of the larger elephants put their trunk around the back en...
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The Protective Aunt issues a warning signal by flapping open its ears and thumping of hind leg. . . Photographed at Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka in September 2019
Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): Baby "Leslie" born 10/19/16 and mother "Kokamo" at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation Status: Critically Endangered