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I passed this barn while traveling some back roads near Empire. The late afternoon sun made it challenging to photograph. I really like its design and the weathered red painted wood. Although it's hard to see, there's also a nice vintage gas pump sitting to the right.
Empire, Michigan
Wikipedia: The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are indicators of human or animal movements and the sounds have been variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it leading to the colloquial name of did-he-do-it bird. Usually seen in pairs or small groups and usually not far from water they sometimes form large aggregations in the non-breeding season (winter). They nest in a ground scrape laying three to four camouflaged eggs. Adults near the nest fly around, diving at potential predators while calling noisily. The cryptically patterned chicks hatch and immediately follow their parents to feed, hiding by lying low on the ground or in the grass when threatened.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-wattled_lapwing
Conservation status: Least Concern
Houston, Texas-1903
Had limited opportunity to do any birding due to the Covid-19 , so I have taken the opportunity to go through some of my photos from last year and this one was taken in a Houston suburb, I seem to recall someone telling me that this was one of the few times if ever a Red Phalarope in plumage colors had been seen in Houston, Texas.
Roxborough State Park, near Littleton Colorado, United States, known for dramatic red sandstone formations. Located in Douglas County 20 miles (32 km) south of Denver, Colorado, the 3,339-acre (13.51 km2) park was established in 1975. In 1980 it was recognized as a National Natural Landmark.
Other notable red rock formations along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains include:
Flatirons, near Boulder, Colorado
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, Golden, Colorado
South Valley Park, Ken Caryl, Colorado
Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Wikipedia)
Red-winged Blackbirds are ubiquitous in Florida wetland areas. They have a lot of interesting behaviors. They chase raptors from their territories, and both males and females share the burden of feeding their young. This one is a male, often calling and displaying their red shoulders. Females are as beautiful but not as striking, having more subtle coloration. (Agelaius phoeniceus)
This morning we had a trip up to Roker Pier, Sunderland. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out as the forecast wasn't that promising. Left the rain on the A19 and by the time sunrise came there were some great cloud formations.
The red appeared almost instantly but blink and you'd miss it. This is exactly how it looked. Luckily I got a few before it was gone
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
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Lijsterbes (Sorbus)
Deze bessen niet rauw eten, eerst koken. Ze zijn eetbaar maar zuur en bitter, na bevriezing zijn ze beter van smaak. Zaadjes verwijderen, die geven darmproblemen.
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Rowan (Sorbus)
Do not eat these berries raw, cook them first. They are edible but sour and bitter, they taste better after freezing. Remove seeds, which cause intestinal problems.
A Red Fox (Vulpes fulva) roams his territory on Bonaventure Island for a morsel in the evening while the Northern Gannets incubate their eggs on the thousands of nests on the island east of Perce, Quebec, Canada.
12 June, 2012.
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A Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) protects its nest and egg during the early stages of nesting on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
4 June, 2018.
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