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Hawk owl returning to its perch[hydro line LOL] after a successful dive in snow
The vole is covered by its wing didn't get a good angle that shows it other that back side of owl this was sharpest image of the burst
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Koi fish are known to swim against the current and overcome great obstacles. They symbolise strength, patience, courage and success. As they can grow very large, they also become the symbol of prosperity and luck.”
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This osprey, and I, were successful that day. I'd been hoping to catch an osprey with fish - missed the actual strike, as it headed down to the other end of the lake, and was behind trees. But it came off the lake more towards me, allowing a few of those treasured flight shots!
Green Grass Dart (Ocybadistes walkeri)
After missing out on getting a shot of the Skipper yesterday I managed to get one today. It was still very flighty and the only one around.
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (M)
(Double click)
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
Finally! During the entire time spent at the Lotus Pond, spending what seemed like ages, slowly circling the entire pond, looking everywhere for those sneaky little frogs who have mastered the skill of hiding in plain sight - I spotted this fellow sitting right out in the open! In the sunlight! And on a pristine lily pad!
So, having finally spotted one, I was able to zoom in and get a decent shot. My waning patience finally paid off.
Finally hit the Jack Pot at the Lotus Pond at Dauset Trails Nature Center!
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Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
My name-sake hawk. The most social of North American raptors, these birds cooperate at nests and hunt together as a team. When hunting, a group of hawks surround their prey, flush it for another to catch, or take turns chasing it.
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Nikon Z9 camera with Nikon 500mm f 5.6 E PF lens.
1/2000 F5.6 ISO 1000
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” - Joshua 1:8
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (Juv)
Double click
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
This guy strutted his stuff after successfully grabbing a fish. I typically see the snowy egrets get minnows so this was a pretty big catch.
This is the successful hatching of a new little baby masked lapwing! I was amazed to see this. My previous shot www.flickr.com/photos/143119536@N04/51351333453/in/datepo... of this nest taken a few weeks back showed the flooded lake almost lapping at the eggs themselves, and I worried about whether or not they would be okay. Pleased to report a couple of chicks hatched and survived.
Again I had this pleasure to observe a pair of Sooty Oystercatchers foraging for food during a very low tide today. They were not particularly concerned with my presence so I walked as close as I considered acceptable for them. This bird presented the catch and walked with it for several meters to find a good place to consume it. This made me feel like a catwalk photographer (minus a cat ;-).
(Haematopus fuliginosus)
Mama Red Necked Grebe shows me her eggs for the first time. I believe there are three. I went to check the nest this morning after a lot of rain and very strong winds yesterday. Thankfully the nest is about two inches / five centimetres above the waterline and there is no rain in the forecast.
This Puma managed to catch a Patagonia Fox - - a very unusual catch - - our guide had worked in this area for over 15 years and has never witnessed this.
Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion - Patagonia, Chile
Osprey with catch near Ten Mile river mouth. A Large fish-eating hawk with a wingspan up to 6 Ft. This magnificent raptors broad wings enable it to glide on rising thermals near coastal bluffs. It hoovers on beating wings beflore plunging feet first for fish. This Osprey has re-positioned its catch for better in flight aerodynamics.
A grizzly bear emerges from total submersion underwater with a freshly caught salmon in its claws/jaws. For a successful hibernation the bears need to ~double their weight and an adult will eat 40 kg or more of salmon a day during the fall salmon run. Chilko River, Cariboo Chilcotin, British Columbia (best at full size).
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“If the day and the night
are such that you greet
them with joy, and life emits
a fragrance like flowers
and sweet-scented herbs, is
more elastic, more starry,
more immortal - that is
your success.”
-HENRY DAVID THOREAU
There are days when I wake up, have my coffee on the back deck or front porch, smell my garden and listen to the birds where I feel like "success". This image is from my garden using "in camera" multiple exposures.
C'est un imposant bâtiment aux proportions dignes d'une cathédrale : 70 m de long pour 35 m de large. C'est un bel exemple du style gothique méridional. L'église a été construite en trois phases du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Ces phases sont visibles à l'extérieur, au niveau des décrochements successifs des toitures de la nef central.
Les matériaux choisis pour sa construction : brique et pierre apportent une polychromie plein de charme.
the additional level of man(-kind) ;-) ...
Sylvia produced such a success with her outstanding Mimikry-photo, which was explored ... so I wanted to show you another one ... ;-) ... albeit more forward :::)))
Catwalk - Gene Davis
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Actually it's success x 2: the Red Wattlebird got its flying insect and I got the Red Wattlebird in flight (-; exercising my old heavy Nikkor 300mm f/2.8)
(Anthochaera carunculata)
Crucifix Orchid (Epidendrum ibaguense)
For my 100 Flowers Project - 2024
When I photographed Kath's Crucifix Orchid (also known as Fire-star Orchid and Rainbow Orchid) last year, she gave me a cutting which I potted. The cutting seemed to die off and I thought it had failed. Two months later a fresh stem came up and now we have flowers.
I knew that moving from Florida, that I would miss the burrowing and barred owls ... but I also knew that Colorado would offer up its own variety of owls. I put a few of them high on my list, but probably none higher than the northern pygmy owl. See, I had never seen one before. Several times I had been looking without success. I figured that it would happen when I least expected it.
On this day, we went out in a desperate search to find one ... or perhaps a saw whet owl. No such luck. We had all but given up. As we were driving about, Amy said she saw something that was "too small" to be anything, but I had my binoculars with me, so I fugured why not stop and check it out. So glad that we did ... because we found this guy perched in the bare tree branches! Finally .... it happened and as figured, when we had all but given up for that day anyway.
I couldn't believe how incredibly beautiful and mesmerizing its eyes were. It was clearly not the least bit concerned with us. It would look around from its perch in its vicinity for prey. When it would turn its head we noticed its dots on the back of its head ... "fake eyes" if you will. Amazing!
So excited and felt very thrilled that it blessed us with its presence. :-)
So this week's blog post features this amazing owl, as well as some other birds from the winter in Colorado. Feel free to check it out if you like by clicking:
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In my previous post, a snowy egret had struck at a tiny fish as it flew by the water’s surface hoping for a fly-by catch. It was indeed successful and after gulping this tiny minnow down it continued its search for more.
On this particular morning, the tide was coming in and there was a feeding frenzy like I had not witnessed before. Literally a hundred or more birds were feeding in the shallow water feasting on the bounty of small fish. There were snowy egrets, great egrets, reddish egrets, great blue herons and white ibis to name a few. There was also a pod of baby tarpon feeding nearby, although they definitely didn’t fit the bill of “small fish!”
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I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and I wish you all good health and every success for the New Year. 🎄🎁 Say Hello to the very Beautiful Coco our new family member we rescued recently. 🐾
I’m very sorry for the lack of posts this year I have been struggling with my mental health, I was in a very dark scary place I thought I wouldn’t make it out of so took a break from social media but I’m getting a lot better now and hopefully will be posting regularly again soon. ☺️
Smart, trainable, and of noble bearing, the assertive and confident Cane Corso is a peerless protector. The Corso's lineage goes back to ancient Roman times.