Gwinnett County
View allAll Photos Tagged Relocation
I spied this heron perched in a bush as it watched for fish. Then it made its move to a lower branch closer to the water. I liked the catchlight in the shot.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
To end the story of this magical day spent with these two Barred Owls, the male was joined by the second owl, and they once again participated in some allopreening. The last video in this series shows them thus engaged, and can be seen at the following link: youtu.be/cKT0VmEz9KE
Afterwards, one owl flies down to the creek to have a bath. My good friend and wildlife photographer Terry Venables, was in a position to film this on the other side of the creek. His video can be viewed at the following link if you wish: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVmcbkoSsp0--
The owl that stayed on the branch was tired of being hit by the American Robin, and relocated farther along the branch where he had some head covering to protect him. The freshly bathed owl relocated high up in the canopy to escape the Robin, and we left the two to settle in for the day's snooze.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
This cormorant was working one part of the lake, then evidently was dissatisfied, so moved to the west end. Fortunately for me, I was well situated for the flight.
It's still "Mother's Day" in my time zone so I'm sneaking this one in under the wire. Long-tailed Weasel mom relocates her youngster, half dragging half carrying. She's probably saying something like "I TOLD you not to play in the street". I'm sure our hard-working moms of the world can relate.
Had to relocate some mantises that were protecting our cucumber patch so I could remove the old and plant some new. I was worried about doing so thinking it would freak out and move on. It didn't. Just after putting this one down it immediate caught a bug and proceeded to have lunch like business as usual.
Black Skimmers relocating along the shore line on a wind swept day.
From FWC:
Appearance:
The black skimmer is a seabird with defining physical characteristics that make it easily distinguishable from others. The key physical feature of the skimmer is its large red and black bill. The bill begins to widen at the top and gradually becomes smaller as it forms a sharp tip at the end of the bill. The lower part of the bill is longer than the top, which is important because they use their bill to skim along the top of the water to catch fish, for which they are aptly named. Skimmers can reach a height of 19.7 inches (50 centimeters) with a wingspan of 3 to 3.5 feet (.9-1.1 meters) (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2011, E. Sachs pers. comm. 2011). Skimmers have a black back, black wings with white edging, and a white belly and head.
I relocated this plant from the river bank to the garden. I didn't know it has such exotic looking seed pods. The tropical flower looks at home with the bokeh bubbles.
I was thrilled to see this bird standing in the upper most pond of Fernhill Wetlands mitigation area. I got as close as I could without scaring it, took numerous photos of it sitting still and hunting, but I really wanted a flight shot. I don't intentionally disturb birds, so I waited and waited. Finally after about an hour, two people walked up to the pond even nearer the bird, and loudly said, "I WONDER WHAT THAT PHOTOGRAPHER IS LOOKING AT?" Seconds later I had my shot!
On one of the roads towards the great freshwater lake named Tonle Sap, central Cambodia. Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia flooding a vast area in the rainy season and retreating significantly in the dry season. Small homes are often relocated closer to the waters edge in the dry season.
Cormorants moving from one end of the pond at Delores Fenwick Nature Center to the other. About 50 birds in this mini-migration. Could have used more DoF. Pearland, Texas.
At Fernald, Lodge Pond is a sure-fire spot to observe many ducks. if one is patient, afternoon light hits the ducks flying in or simply relocating across the pond. The dry weeds on the banks provide great background.
RKO_5274. A well fed lioness relocating her cubs. A very rare sighting as they really protect their cubs until they can safely join the group with male lions.
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
With the MacDonald Monument in the foreground. The statue of Sir John A MacDonald was torn down by protesters in 2020 and relocated by the City of Montreal. The Mary Queen of the World Cathedral can be seen on the left of the image.
This birdhouse has been moved a few times under my watchful eye. I didn’t think it was being used enough. Location, location, location is that the problem. Well I did move it to its current location. I think my “Birdhouse Relocation” program was a success as I see it’s getting more use. Gratitude and Kindness are being paid by the current occupants.
Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan
It is the relocation project of a three-span arch bridge. The work had been carried out over approximately three years, and it was successfully completed two days after this day.
It's embarrassing how many cobwebs and dog hairs the small animals find behind our furniture. Here I bring this stag beetle girl outside. Yesterday we had a cornu aspersum with cobwebs and dog hairs. We've put it outside. Fun fact is, that the giant house spiders don't collect dirt before I find them and scream (I would be good in a bad horror movie). Two days ago, I saw a giant house spider in the bathroom. I screamed, and the brave husband caught the girl (it was a girl) in a glass and threw her outside. I'm sure she comes right back inside to look for a cosy spot for to make a cocoon. She was completely clean!
Sitting along the Northeast Corridor in Harrison, NJ under a fresh dusting of snow is a handful of AEM-7 AC rebuilds waiting to complete their trip to their new home in Connecticut for storage.
The night before there were nearly twice as many but due to a multiple lite engine restriction on Metro-North's New Haven Line the collection of retired motors had to be cut in half to complete the move.
Unassigned Power @ Hudson Yard, Harrison, NJ
AMTK AEM-7AC 905
AMTK AEM-7AC 941
AMTK AEM-7AC 917
AMTK AEM-7AC 919
AMTK AEM-7AC 920
AMTK AEM-7AC 908
AMTK AEM-7AC 935
Monk peform a procession around the Pha That Luang Stupa.
That Luang (Lao: ທາດຫຼວງ, IPA: [tʰâːt lwǎːŋ] 'Great Stupa') is a gold-covered large Buddhist stupa in the centre of Vientiane, Laos. Since its initial establishment, suggested to be in the 3rd century, the stupa has undergone several reconstructions as recently as the 1930s due to foreign invasions of the area. It is generally regarded as the most important national monument in Laos and a national symbol.
The That Luang according to the Lao people was originally built as a Hindu temple in the 3rd century. Buddhist missionaries from the Mauryan Empire are believed to have been sent by the Emperor Ashoka, including Bury Chan or Praya Chanthabury Pasithisak and five Arahata monks who brought a holy relic (believed to be the breastbone) of Lord Buddha to the stupa. It was rebuilt in the 13th century as a Khmer temple which fell into ruin.
In the mid-16th century, King Setthathirat relocated his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane and ordered construction of That Luang in 1566. It was rebuilt about 4 km from the centre of Vientiane at the end of That Luang Road and named That Luang. The bases had a length of 69 metres each and was 45 metres high, and was surrounded by 30 small Stupas.
Source : Wikipedia
Although I got a number of shots that I really liked on a recent visit to Hillside Park, here in town, I will only be posting two shots.
I know that it is best to keep images simple in most cases, and generally a strong image will have a definite subject that is dominant. Many times, including this one, I will want to include many subjects as a collection that help tell the story. Here I wanted to include the relocated pondside boulders, the open water of the pond, the hill and as much of the clouds as possible.
Winter tends to have three types of skies, completely overcast, completely clear, or clouds that are quite unimpressive. It is great to see interesting clouds and cloud formations again.
Because I have included so much, it is hard to control so many subjects and here I am not sure that I have attained a good balance. As always, I composed the best I could with what was presented. The light really was amazing as was that threatening cloud.
Architect: Amanda Levette. Originally part of the M pavilion series, 2015 by the Naomi Milgram foundation and located in the Queen Victoria Gardens, now relocated to Melbourne Docklands.
Looking to be freshly rejuvenated, an S1, possibly of Long Island origins, waits in Conrail’s Allentown Yard for a ride to its new home. The vintage Alco will soon be working for Missouri Farmer’s Association in Mexico, Missouri.
UP GP40-2 1361 leads a local in Superior, WI. Once a regular unit on the Harvard Sub, the elimination of ATS in favor of PTC has caused it to be reassigned up here to the other end of Wisconsin.
After a relocation 66744 Crossrail is seen working on the main on 6M79, Angerstein-Bardon Hill at Wymintgton.. this was the only shot i grabbed here after missing HST #1 and #2 due to an app failiure!
University of Coimbra. Established in 1290, and relocated to the actual location, in Coimbra in 1537, being on of the oldest in the world in continuous operation.
This image it's an handheld, HDR shot.
Main settings:
f/8,0; 1/100 sec.; 100 ISO; +/- 2EV (3 shots)