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Little Tern - Sterna Albifrons
This delightful chattering seabird is the UK's smallest tern. It is short-tailed and has a fast flight. Its bill is a distinctive yellow with a black tip. It is noisy at its breeding colony where courtship starts with an aerial display involving the male calling and carrying a fish to attract a mate, which chases him up high before he descends, gliding with wings in a 'V'.
Its vulnerable nesting sites and its decline in Europe make it an Amber List species. It is also listed as a Schedule 1 species in The Wildlife and Countryside Act.
This bird breeds on the coasts and inland waterways of temperate and tropical Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.
There are three subspecies, the nominate albifrons occurring in Europe to North Africa and western Asia; guineae of western and central Africa; and sinensis of East Asia and the north and east coasts of Australia.[4]
The little tern breeds in colonies on gravel or shingle coasts and islands. It lays two to four eggs on the ground. Like all white terns, it is defensive of its nest and young and will attack intruders.
Like most other white terns, the little tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, usually from saline environments. The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display.
At the beginning of the 19th century the little tern was a common bird of European shores, rivers and wetlands, but in the 20th century populations of coastal areas decreased because of habitat loss, pollution and human disturbance.
The loss of inland populations has been even more severe, since due to dams, river regulation and sediment extraction it has lost most of its former habitats. The Little Tern population has declined or become extinct in many European countries, and former breeding places on large rivers like the Danube, Elbe and Rhine ceased. Nowadays, only few river systems in Europe possess suitable habitats; the Loire/Allier in France, the Vistula/Odra in Poland, the Po/Ticino in Italy, the Daugava in Latvia, the Nemunas in Lithuania, the Sava in Croatia and the Drava in Hungary and Croatia. The status of the little tern on the rivers Tagus and lower Danube is uncertain.
A female Titipounamu (European name Rifleman - Acanthisitta chloris), Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand. The Titipounamu is New Zealand's smallest bird weighing 6-7 grams (0.21oz). Titipounamu chatter in a very high-pitched 'buzzing' that is out of the hearing range of some people. They are also hard to sight in thick forest given their size and plumage colour. Sixty banded birds were relocated to Zealandia in early 2009.
Well I don't really have any proof that it's the world's smallest chicken egg, but it was laid but our little bantam chicken and it is small, that's a regular beer cap for scale. When she laid it I just couldn't break it open so it sits on the shelf with the other oddities I've collected along the way.
For the group: "Looking close... on Friday!", theme: "A Single Egg".
Shot with: VOIGTLANDER, 125mm f/2.5 SL, MACRO APO-LANTHAR @ f/5.6, 39 Layer Focus Stack Rendered w/ Helicon Focus. The beer cap measured 1.125 inches across to give an idea of the size.
Have fun in the most important room if you manage to get in on time - and be careful! 💩😎
Hedmarksvidda. Norway.
A Small Blue butterfly. One of a colony spotted in a regular haunt on the South Downs north of Hove East Sussex - May 2022.
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These are my smallest real paper books. The whole stack measures 2 1/2 cm in height.
I have more of these, they came with a tiny wooden bookshelf, maybe next time I'll show you.
This week's assignment for Macro Mondays is to find something smaller than a coin and then take a picture with the object and coin to compare it with. It was quite a challenge to create something aesthetically pleasing.
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Three pills, part of my daily medication! At this macro magnification, they appear like horse pills in size!
Two of the smallest North American Sandpipers, each measuring about 6 " in body length. When migrating, they can often be seen together in mixed flocks that might include other species.
Some comparison points:
The bill of the Semipalmated is shorter and blunt at the end compared to the bill of the Least Sandpiper which is longer and comes to a drooping point.
The Least Sandpiper has rufous colouration on the back and tail feather edges.
While not shown here, the legs of the Least Sandpiper are yellow while the Semipalmated Sandpiper has black legs. Sometimes, the legs of the Least Sandpiper are covered with mud and appear black.
Sturgeon County, Alberta.
The Eurasian teal is the smallest extant dabbling duck at 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) length and with an average weight of 340 g (12 oz) in drake (males) and 320 g (11 oz) in hens (females). The wings are 17.5–20.4 cm (6.9–8.0 in) long, yielding a wingspan of 53–59 cm (21–23 in). The bill measures 3.2–4 cm (1.3–1.6 in) in length, and the tarsus 2.8–3.4 cm (1.1–1.3 in). wiki.
Taken @ Kidwelly Quay in sunshine !!
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Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
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The Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is resident in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It should not be confused with the Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis. Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall patterns.
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It has green upper parts, yellow throat, black gorget, and rich brown upper breast fading to buffish ocre on the belly. The wings are green and brown, and the beak is black.
It reaches a length of 15–17 cm, which makes it the smallest African bee-eater. Sexes are alike. Often silent, their call is a soft "seep."
This is an abundant and tame bird, familiar throughout its range. There have been estimated to be between 60-80 million Little Bee-eaters.
It breeds in open country with bushes, preferably near water. Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.
This species often hunts from low perches, maybe only a metre or less high. Before eating its meal, a bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface.
Unlike most bee-eaters, these are solitary nesters, making a tunnel in sandy banks, or sometimes in the entrance to an Aardvark den. They lay 4 to 6 spherical white eggs. Both the male and the female take care of the eggs. These birds roost communally, lined up on a tree branch. – Wikipedia
This smallest rose from my garden is for my friends in the group 7DWF ( and it is also a proof of the size for the group MacroMondays)
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A Least Sandpiper stares me down across a small pool moments before being scared off by a hawk.
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Key deer (odocoileus virginianus clavium), the smallest of all white-tailed deer, is a subspecies of the Virginia white-tailed deer. These deer inhabit Big Pine Key and various surrounding keys. They are not found anywhere else in the world.
Due to uncontrolled hunting and habitat destruction, their numbers were estimated less than 50 animals in 1940's. With the establishment of National Key Deer Refuge in 1957 and intensive law enforcement efforts, the population has since increased and has now stabilized. The estimated population is approximately 600 deer on Big Pine Key and No Name Key (this does not include other keys in the deer's range).Highway mortality is the greatest known source of deer loss.
The shoulder height of Key deer is between 24-28 inches. Does weigh 45-65 pounds while bucks weigh 55-75 pounds.
Rutting season activities begin in September, peaking in early October and decreasing gradually through November and December. Some breeding may occur as late as February. The gestation period is 204 days with fawns born April through June. At birth fawns weigh 2-4 pounds.
Antlers are dropped February through March, and re-growth begins almost immediately so that by June, bucks with 2-inch stubs are seen. Antler growth is completed by August, and velvet is rubbed and kicked off in early September.
Key deer feed on native plants such as red, black and white mangroves, thatch palm berries and over 150 other species of plants. Key deer can tolerate small amounts of salt in their water and they will also drink brackish water, but fresh water is essential for their survival. They must also have suitable habitat to ensure their future existence.
No records exist documenting the origin of the deer in the keys. It is believed the deer migrated to the keys from the mainland many thousands of years ago, across a long land bridge. As the Wisconsin Glacier melted, the sea rose dividing the land bridge into small islands known as the Florida Keys.
The earliest mention of Key deer is found in the memoirs of Fontaneda, a shipwrecked Spaniard held captive by the local Indians. Records suggest that the deer were found around Key West and were used for food by residents and ship crews alike. Although early records indicated sporadic wider distribution of Key deer throughout the lower keys, current data indicates they occupy a range from Johnson Keys to Saddlebunch Keys.
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Sway's [Fay] Hollow Tree with Mushrooms
Sway's [Fay] Mushroom seat
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background taken through the kitchen window in the rain.
two lumen prints on ORWO BH 111 paper from Hanni. thank you, Hanni.
**we have not been slammed by the rains in California like the Central Coast of CA has. we are still a bit soggy tho. we got winds instead.
the rain is supposed to taper off by the end of this week.
then maybe I'll finally feel like doing something.
The Trautzberger Maar (= volcanic lake) at Strohn in the volcanic Eifel was unknown to me until now, because it has only been renatured since 2014 so it is filled with water again.
It was once drained (like many other maars) to gain additional grazing land.
The Maar is idyllically nestled in a meadow valley and is considered the smallest maar of the Eifel.
Das Trautzberger Maar bei Strohn in der Vulkaneifel war mir bisher unbekannt, weil es erst seit 2014 renaturiert also wieder mit Wasser gefüllt ist.
Es wurde einst trocken gelegt (wie viele andere Maare auch), um zusätzliches Weideland zu gewinnen.
Das Maar liegt sehr idyllisch eingebettet in einem Wiesental und gilt als das kleinste Maar der Eifel.
siehe auch: www.eifel.info/a-trautzberger-maar
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The smallest poppy I have ever seen. Less than 1cm (0.40in) across .
Found and trampled on by Honey. Picked to photograph and press.
A small kingfisher - the smallest in India, and probably the most colorful kingfisher in the world. Its a riot of colors and spectacularly beautiful.
Around 10-15 cms tall, this is a forest bird and found around small streams hunting for food. The bird nests during rainy season (current season in India) and finds / makes holes on the banks of these small streams. The nests are always on the tall vertical red clay mud walls - where it nests year on year often at the same place. Both the male and female take turns to hunt and they are busy throughout the day. The catch included a variety of items like geckos, several types of lizards, Skinks, forest crabs (babies mostly), crickets and often grasshoppers.
The bird would get some catch, sit for 30-40 seconds, observe and check the area for prey before flying back to the nest. Some like the forest gecko's and this wood spider it caught are lifers for me and had been wanting to see them for a while now.
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Britain's smallest grebe is a dumpy and buoyant bird that frequently dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates. It was my good fortune to see one fairly close and in the open.
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A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. On average they are larger than other parrots; however, the cockatiel, the smallest cockatoo species, is a small bird. Cockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers, corms, fruit, flowers and insects. They often feed in large flocks, particularly when ground-feeding. Cockatoos are monogamous and nest in tree hollows. Some cockatoo species have been adversely affected by habitat loss, particularly from a shortage of suitable nesting hollows after large mature trees are cleared; conversely, some species have adapted well to human changes and are considered agricultural pests. 9123
A semi-aquatic mammal native to south and southeast Asia. These otters have sensitive and dexterous front paws which help them locate their prey when they dig around in the mud. Their diet consist primary of crabs, molluscs, frogs and crustaceans. They tend to live in pairs and can form family groups of up to 2 individuals and are the smallest species of otter in the word. Unfortunately they are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss, pollution and hunting.
While traveling U.S. Route 17 in coastal Georgia during our recent road trip, we came across the self-proclaimed "Smallest Church In America." It turns out that it's actually not the smallest, according to Google. But at about 10 by 20 feet, the non-denominational church is certainly very small. Featuring a wood beam ceiling, stained glass windows and seating for up to 12, the church offers services on the third Sunday of each month, and is available for special events such as weddings.
The Goldcrest is our smallest bird and can be trìcky to photograph as they often feed amongst dense foliage. I spotted this one at the weekend and waited patiently for it to come breifly into the open just a few feet away from me. After which it carried on in it's search for food.
witkoluil/pearl-spotted owlet/glaucidium perlatum is the smallest South African owl and able to wink as you can see...
Der Schuhhof, unmittelbar am Marktplatz gelegen ist eine der schönsten und kleinsten Gassen der Stadt Quedlinburg. Hier befanden sich einst die Wohnungen und Werkstätten der Schuhflicker. Das Fachwerkhaus aus dem 17. Jahrhundert wurde im Jahr 2000 saniert .
The Schuhhof, located directly on the market square, is one of the most beautiful and smallest streets in Quedlinburg. The shoemaker's apartments and workshops were once located here. The half-timbered house from the 17th century was renovated in 2000.
The smallest kingfisher in the Philippines at only 14cm long and rarely seen. They live in dense forest and this one was no different, sitting in a tangled mess of palms.I had to wait 40 minutes for it to return to this perch. Then I had to shoot through a narrow space in the leaves at high ISO. The effort was worth it though.
Enchanted River, Mindanao Island, Philippines
Just testing a new ultraportable camera from the guys at Nikon; they needed to know how it handles shots of small robots. It's actually quite impressive so far.
Here's the press release:
"Introducing the all-new Nikon D1100. The smallest, lightest most portable DSLR in the world. Weighing only 50g and with dimensions of 45mm x 36mm, this is the DSLR you can take anywhere. Full frame, 51-point autofocus, 72.9 Mp and 43fps, this is the last word in quality, performance and portability. I am the future. I am easily misplaced. I am Nikon."