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Ann Magnolias [?]
With beautiful four-inch-wide blossoms in striking shades of medium pink or reddish-purple, this is an elegant flower that blooms very early and gets up to ten feet in height.
Magnolia flowers belong to the Magnoliaceae family and have around 210 species. They’re considered as the most ancient flowering plants, appearing before bees did. Fossilised specimen of one type of magnolia dated 20 million years while another dates back 95 million years. [...]. It is believed that they have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. The flowers don’t yield true nectar but protein-rich pollen. www.homestratosphere.com/types-of-magnolias/
The fall Salmon run is essential to the coastal black bears and can provide a high percentage of their yearly protein especially important as they move into their winter deep sleep.
Photographed on the west coast of British Columbia
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Photo taken at Tralala's Diner
Auch wenn viele Menschen des Essen von Würmern verabscheuen:
Es gibt sie auch zu Mehl verarbeitet.
Der Proteingehalt ist 2,5mal so hoch wie bei Mandeln.
- Gegenüber Rind/Schwein/Hühnern
- haben sie eine weit bessere CO2 Bilanz
- haben sie weit weniger Wasserbedarf
- haben sie einen weit höheren Energiegehalt (Protein)
Even if many people disgust the food of worms:
They are also available processed into flour.
The protein content is 2.5 times that of almonds.
- Compared to beef/pork/chicken
- they have a far better CO2 balance
- they have far less water requirement
- they have a much higher energy content (protein)
this photo has some aging to it. from San dimas horse stable. this stallion was a juvi. pure muscle and takes no animal protein. amazing species.
No, the yellow-jacket wasp has not been adopted by the bees, and has not decided to switch colonies. It is simply seeking a little protein at the expense of the honey bees. I saw a few wasps at the hives, but didn't see any successful predation.
This image is dedicated to CLEVE NASH, mentor and friend, who set a consistent high standard of pro quality bird photography for many of us CA Central Coast bird photographers. White-tailed Kites were his favorite raptor. I miss him. White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) brings a vole back to the nest; SLO County; CA; USA. Link to Cleve's Flickr site below; www.flickr.com/photos/101308529@N06/
American robin with food for the little ones. The robin family and the catbird family have nests near each other in the abelia bush. it's nice to see the two bird species getting along so well. Backyard bird.
A male Rufous Hummingbird, his face obscured by his extended wings (likely in an attempt to not offend any vegan friends), opens wide in the pursuit of protein in the form of a tiny, flying Gnat. Though the majority of their diet consists of nectar, hummingbirds regularly supplement protein through the consumption of a wide variety of small insects, many of which they catch in mid-flight due to their incredible speed and flight agility.
Nordnorwegen, Arktis, Nigeria, wo ist hier bitte der Zusammenhang ?! Auf dem Bild sehen wird ein Gerüst wie man sie überall auf den Lofoten findet, ein Gerüst auf dem im ausklingenden arktischen Winter Fisch getrocknet wird. Dieser sogenannte Stockfisch hat danach kaum mehr Restfeuchte, bis zu 80 % Eiweiß und ist vor allem lange haltbar. Eine nordnorwegische über 1000 Jahre alte Tradition. Einheimische essen gerne Stockfisch, Touristen kaufen es als Souvenir, aber, man glaubt es kaum, 99 % der Produktion gehen nach Nigeria. Wie kommt das ? Ende der 1960er Jahre erklärte sich ein Teil Nigerias unabhängig, Biafra. Nigeria unterdrückte dies mit Waffengewalt und isolierte die abtrünnige Region, was zu einer verheerenden Hungersnot führte. Viele europäische Länder starteten trotz des Beschusses von MiGs und Iljuschins Hilfsflüge. Norwegen schickte damals seine „Stockfisch-Bomber“. So ist das Land auf seinen Geschmack gekommen. Stockfisch ist heute elementarer Bestandteil der Nigerianischen Küche.
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Northern Norway, the Arctic, Nigeria, what is the connection here?! The picture shows a scaffold like the ones you find everywhere in Lofoten, a scaffold on which fish is dried at the end of the Arctic winter. This so-called stockfish has hardly any residual moisture afterwards, up to 80% protein and, above all, has a long shelf life. A northern Norwegian tradition that is over 1000 years old. Locals like to eat stockfish, tourists buy it as a souvenir, but, you wouldn't believe it, 99% of the production goes to Nigeria. How does that happen? Late 1960s part of Nigeria, Biafra, declared independence. Nigeria suppressed this with armed force and isolated the breakaway region, which led to a devastating famine. Many European countries launched relief flights despite being attacked by MiGs and Ilyushins. Norway sent its "stockfish bombers" at the time. That's how the country acquired a taste for it. Stockfish is now an essential part of Nigerian cuisine.
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Anna's Hummingbird
Henderson, Nevada
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a dazzling, jewel-like bird native to the western United States, Mexico, and parts of Canada. Known for their iridescent plumage, the males sport brilliant metallic pink or red throats, known as gorgets, which shimmer in sunlight. Their heads can also display a vibrant pink crown, while the rest of their plumage is primarily green and gray. Females and juveniles lack the vivid head coloring but still have hints of iridescence on their throats.
These birds are small, measuring about 4 inches (10 cm) long with a wingspan of 4.7 inches (12 cm), yet their energy and agility are extraordinary. Anna's Hummingbirds are famed for their high-speed flight, including acrobatic dives during courtship, where males can reach speeds of nearly 50 mph (80 km/h).
Adaptable and vocal, they emit a sharp, metallic "chip" and a high-pitched whistle. They are frequent visitors to flowers, feeders, and gardens, sipping nectar with their long, specialized beaks and tongues, while also preying on tiny insects for protein. Unlike many hummingbirds, Anna’s Hummingbirds can stay in one area year-round, even in cooler climates, thanks to their ability to enter torpor—a state similar to hibernation—on cold nights.
Cedar waxwings snacking on tent caterpillars, taking some of the silken tent webbing along with the caterpillars. The remains of the caterpillar nest can be seen below the birds. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Alfalfa is a common crop in my area, supplying high protein winter feed for livestock; honey bees love it, too. It self-seeds and thrives in my garden, where I always allow a few patches to mature. Here, a late summer flower head has attracted a Woodland Skipper butterfly.
According to my guide to prairie wildflowers, they are "typical legume flowers... with a prominent keel, borne in a tight raceme... the pistil is held in the petals of the keel and must be released or 'tripped' by foraging bees or other pollinating agents if seed is to develop." This is an introduced plant from Europe, "now so common it is considered wild." To this I will add that the local fields of alfalfa are largely left unsprayed, and so alfalfa honey from this part of the world is considered very pure. We have two commercial honey producers in Val Marie (pop. 100), and at least one other who keeps bees and pulls honey for his personal use.
Thanks to Ethan Winning for the ID on this attractive little visitor. Checking the range map, I found that the Woodland Skipper is indeed found as far north as extreme southwestern Saskatchewan - ie. where I live.
Photographed in my backyard garden in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2011 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
L'Homme ne descend pas du singe, pour la simple et bonne raison qu’il est un singe lui-même ! 🤔
Son espèce actuelle, Homo sapiens, est la seule survivante d’un genre (Homo) qui appartient, avec le genre Pan (chimpanzé, bonobo) et celui des gorilles, à la sous-famille des grands singes africains. Par ailleurs, les analyses et comparaisons de séquences de gènes et/ou de protéines nous apprennent que l’Homme et le chimpanzé sont plus proches parents l’un de l’autre que chacun ne l’est de toute autre espèce.
Leurs deux lignées se sont séparées il y a seulement 7 millions d’années pour évoluer chacune de leur côté. Elles partagent un dernier ancêtre commun, mais l’une ne "descend" pas de l’autre.
Crédit : Laurent Brasier
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Man does not descend from the ape, for the simple reason that he is an ape himself ! 🤔
Its current species, Homo sapiens, is the only survivor of a genus (Homo) which belongs, with the genus Pan (chimpanzee, bonobo) and that of gorillas, to the subfamily of African great apes. Furthermore, analyzes and comparisons of gene and/or protein sequences tell us that humans and chimpanzees are closer relatives of each other than they are of any other species.
Their two lineages separated only 7 million years ago to evolve separately. They share a last common ancestor, but one does not "descend" from the other.
Crédit : Laurent Brasier
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The Heliconius butterfly can live up to 9 months while neotropical butterflies normally live a couple weeks! They are able to do this because they increase their protein intake by digesting pollen on their proboscis.
Heliconius butterflies have two unique traits: pollen feeding and pupal-mating. Adult butterflies systematically collect pollen from flowers which they masticate on the proboscis to dissolve out amino acids. Since they do not need to store nutrients for egg and sperm production, caterpillars are able to develop rapidly allowing adults to have a greatly extended lifespan in the wild.
Pupal mating is a second unusual trait found in some Heliconius species. Males search for female pupae on larval food plants and sit on them. The next morning mating occurs before the female has completely emerged. Pupal-mating may enhance the possibility of intrageneric mimicry. Second, it may influence host-plant specialization, as pupal-mating species may displace other heliconiines from their hosts by interference competition.
About the name... Helicon is a mountain in southern Greece, in Boeotia, regarded in ancient Greece, as the source of poetry and inspiration. From it flowed the fountains of Aganippe and Hippocrene associated with Muses. The nine Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. The Muses sat near the throne of Zeus, king of the gods, and sang of his greatness and the origin of the world.
Heliconius melpomene
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Rio & Ginny our Quaker parrots love eating egg. It's a good source of protein so especially beneficial coming up to the breeding season. I hard boil a chicken egg & give them a small amount each day chopped up in a dish. I store the left over boiled egg in the fridge, each one lasts them about 4 days. For Macro Mondays theme "Egg" HMM!
EXPLORE, #69 June 17, 2007
I have this every morning for breakfast. It's fast, tasty, and gives me tons of protein for the day. :)
1 scoop Whey Protein Powder (sugar free sweetened with splenda)
1 Tbsp Mega Greens Powder
1 Tbsp Liquid Amino Acids
1 Tbsp Flaxseed Oil
1/2 cup Frozen Peaches (or strawberries) (unsweetened)
40 drops Green Tea Extract
A little ice & water
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The White Rumped Mannikin is sometimes called a White Rumped Munia and they belong to the family of Waxbill Finches. The White Rumped Mannikins like open woodland, grassland and scrub and are also able to adapt to agricultural land use. These birds feed mainly on seeds and sometimes algae and it has been suggested that they obtain protein for their diet from the algae. They like moving through the undergrowth in groups but sometimes on their own. The nest they build are large domed grass structure in a tree or a bush but, they have been known to use other birds abandoned nests, and they lay anything from three to eight white eggs.
Protein shakes with sealed caps for the Crazy Tuesday Challenge, Bottle cap(s).
Happy Crazy Tuesday!
Back on my mission to get into better shape, I had a little De-rail in March and then when I was sick so I need to get back to it.
Breakfast is a Peanut Butter Banana :D
Now off to Get some Shopping done, need a pair of pants for a trade show Im working to help a friend, I NEVER where Khakis so Yea, I have to buy a pair lol