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We made a pit stop during our journey into the Serengeti National Park. As I was looking for the facilities, I spotted some activity atop a Termite Mound across the road. Grabbing my camera, I got a bit closer and discovered this Mongoose on “watch duty” while his family scurried around gathering food. Not an Elephant, but still brought a smile : )
Ps. Had to get low down in the dirt and dung to get the clean background, but looking back on the shot, it was worth getting grungy 😅
The Common Dwarf Mongoose is the smallest of the mongoose family, and both males and females weigh only 350-400gr. Total length is 250mm and the tail is about the same length as the body.
They reach adulthood in the second year of life. Their coat color is uniform all over and can be light brown to a dark chestnut.
Mongooses are primarily found in Africa, their range covering most of the continent. Some species occupy parts of southern Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. They are generally terrestrial mammals, but some are semi-aquatic, and others are at home in the treetops.
Mongooses live in burrows and are nondiscriminatory predators, feeding on small animals such as rodents, birds, reptiles, frogs, insects, and worms.
Some species supplement their diet with fruits, nuts, and seeds. Creative hunters are known to break open bird eggs by throwing them with their forepaws toward a solid object.
After a gestation period of 63 days, females give birth to a litter of two to three. An alpha female can have two to three litters per year. They breed mainly in the rainy season. Only the dominant pair breeds in each pack; the rest of the group members assist in rearing and fending for the young.
(Nikon, 100-400/5.6 @ 400 mm, 1/800 @ f/6.3, ISO 560, processed to taste)
Almost identical to the more familiar Cat and Mouse version, Star is adept at both having brought in frequent offerings over the years, very rarely killing them, but bringing them inside and releasing them...sending me scurrying like a crazy person in pursuit while she sits carefully cleaning her paws. I really had no idea of the variety of rodent species surrounding us until the cat enlightened me. Actually they're all pretty cute and, in fact, one has spent the entire winter scampering about providing Star recreational activities while housebound. I long ago gave up thoughts of trying to catch it and I'm sure it will find it's way out as the doors are opened more regularly soon.
As for our avian friends, just a few days ago I left the door cracked to allow Star to get out on a relatively nice day, went on a walk, and returned to find her sitting calmly watching a chickadee not so calmly flying around unhappily from window to window in the house. I easily caught it, calmed it, and it flew gratefully away. While never very interested in the larger birds (probably for good reason as she is just over 5 pounds), she is keenly alert when smaller species arrive and I have been amazed at her "birding" abilities and the gentleness with which she handles them. While "mistakes" have been made on rare occasion with mice, never has she damaged a bird.
The junco here seems comfortable behind the glass in (yes, friends) our latest snow, but is one of the species on Star's "got 'em" list.
It’s 9:15 p.m. on June 25, 2019, as Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch scurries over Winston Hill following a BNSF coal train into the darkening evening with two cars for the cement plant in Townsend. MRL GP9 No. 109 and SD40-2 No. 250 provide an abundance of power.
This beaver was spotted quickly scurrying down this tributary stream, and then swimming up the main stream in the foreground, possibly to escape a predator. As seen in early evening near Schwabacher Landing in Moose, Wyoming (Grand Teton National Park) .
For more about these amazing creatures, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver
I just adore snowy plovers. They are so cute and I love the way they scurry around the beach, moving back and forth with the waves searching for tidbits of food.
The biggest problem is finding them. First off, they are a threatened species, with populations continually on the decline. Second, they are difficult to spot as they are tiny and blend in well with their surroundings. Once located, they are difficult to stay with as beach walkers tend to push them away from photographers (me) as they stroll, oblivious to the little wonders at their feet.
Luckily, I found this one on a section of beach where I've seen them in this past, and I was able to photograph it on three or four different occasions. Sometimes you just have to look!
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This Piping Plover chick was scurrying around the beach, curiously examining objects he would come across. In this image, he appears to have found a small shell, hoping to find a morsel of food to eat. What a great time I had photographing these Plover chicks and their family this year! Please view large for best experience.
Enjoy the weekend~!
Scurrying and probing along the tide line at Embleton Bay on the Northumberland coastline (UK) (3001)
Fluffed-up against the cold, scurrying and foraging along the tideline on the Northumberland coast (UK) (9437)
Today I quickly scurried through the Cologne Zoo, just wanted to try out my new lens.
From the first impression... I'm thrilled.
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Ich bin heute mal schnell durch den Kölner Zoo gehuscht, wollte mal eben mein neues Objektiv ausprobieren.
Vom ersten Eindruck her... ich bin begeistert.
Already in 1937, the small and a little hidden area named Doost, located 10 km north-east of Weiden was put under protection as the first nature conservation area of the Upper Palatinate.
Because of its idyllic location and the massive granite blocks, it is a popular excursion destination especially for hikers and families.
The "Steinblock-Meer" was created by the small river Girnitz through erosion processes.
Texture by Kerstin Frank.
Well,well,well - I'm excelling meself here - two posts in one day?? Scurrying back to the couch now ....Lol
My truck's oil change was completed just in time to see the Southern heritage engine scurry through Waynesboro in crummy light. But what the heck, digital can fix anything right? Would have been dreadful had the sun popped out.
Last in a three-image insect series...
I found this hungry beetle scurrying around on our Coreopsis flowers the other day. It gave me a nice pose here :)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) scurrying in the forest floor in search of food in an urban park in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
23 April, 2015.
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This wasp was scurrying up the wall outside my house and I followed along with my camera lens, hoping to get a picture of what appeared to be a spider caught in the clutches of this wasp. This was a spider wasp...a solitary wasp that use a single spider as a host for feeding their larvae. They paralyze the spider with a venomous stinger. Once paralyzed, the spider is dragged to where a nest will be built. A single egg is laid on the abdomen of the spider.
A Little Stint we came across today scurrying across a muddy sandbank.
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This bird took flight after eating a Rock Pigeon. You can still see some of the pigeon's feathers on the bird's feet. Snyder, Scurry County, TX
This Jewel beetle was scurrying along the wet wood at a new construction site. I was stunned by the iridescent exoskeleton of her body.
These beetles will lay their eggs in or on a host tree, often in cracks in the bark or at the base of the plant...or at the site of new construction.
As I watched, she began to release her eggs. She was using an ovipositor to deposit eggs, which could be laid singly or in clusters. Once the larvae hatch they would bore into the wood and feed on the inner layers as they develop.
Scurrying about on the grounds at Narok
This is a look back at our 2018 safari. More photos from this amazing trip can be seen in my Safari Album www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157669809103977
iNaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/observations/150064607
Jenny Pansing photos
A loaded coke train scurries west across the single track between Barberton (CP Lambert) and Warwick. Wide cab GE right where it should be - trailing....
We had a late season, wet blizzard yesterday. This park is just around the corner from us. I took this from the road and soon scurried on home.
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Red velvet ant
Not as sharp as I'd like as he was running like crazy but I've never seen one so bright
Carrizo Plain
A wet day with frequent showers scurrying along the Dale gave some interesting light and shade with a constantly changing sky.
Best viewed large
I had walked right past this little beauty but Shirl, as per usual was on the ball and spotted the treecreeper.
Seen and photographed at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.
I so enjoy watching and photographing shorebirds. They scurry back and forth with the waves and poke around all of the detritus that has washed up on the beach. Here a male black-bellied plover pauses to check me out before resuming his never ending quest for goodies.
Taken on Sanibel Island, Florida
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Black form. Not very common.
It crawls rather than scurries. There are flanges on the legs, the legs end in a hooked claw. 10mm body length
In my garden Stafford UK 27th June 2021
67013 heads north along the Welsh Marches line straddling the English / Welsh border with another WAG service bound for Holyhead. The unique Skirrid hill composed of Devonian sandstone is seen in the background. If you look closely you can just make out a hand glider taking off from the top. 1W96 17:14 Cardiff Central to Holyhead.
A second photograph of this wonderfully named bird doing what it often does, scurrying around and feeding in the leaf litter. Photographed from a hide at Trusmadi high up in the northern mountains of Borneo.
Almost didn’t have a picture for today til I noticed Miracle waiting hopefully for a snack on four feet to come by. Happy caturday food
Fernbird ( Bowdleria punctata )
"Little poser", Checking me out before scurrying away a metre or so to peep out again......
These are a bird that responds well to predator control..
Sadly I visited a wetland south of Gisborne yesterday where predator control had been showing great results only to find it has been neglected for possibly twelve months and the birdlife was so noticeably lacking.....I imagine once this happens it becomes a food basket for Stoats , Rats and Cats....
I wonder if people take on this work if they cannot commit to it, better leave it to someone who can....
I love watching flocks of these busy winter visitors on the shoreline at Lepe as they scurry along, eager to investigate what the incoming tide has brought.
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This nutria was in the grass, but approaching the water quickly. Enough people were around to make it want to hurry. At the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge.
A White Squirrel scurries up the tree to avoid being seen by me. These true White Squirrels seem to be a lot more alert and skiddish to keep their distance away from any danger more so than their Black Squirrel relatives.
A song I like: youtu.be/7KLQ2AXQmtA