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A couple weeks ago I posted on the difficulties of spotting Oophaga lehmanni in the wild, and its threatened status (www.facebook.com/paul.bertner/posts/1954323497983506). After deliberating for a week, while cooped up with the flu and a sprained finger, and rummaging online for records of O. lehmanni, I was struck not only by the overall dearth, but by the almost complete lack of 'in situ' images, with not a single one illustrating behaviour or a decent representation of the environment. For a critically threatened species, one whose risk of extinction is quite high, this to me represented a tremendous oversight. Though I'd already tried and failed to capture some behaviour shots on a short previous expedition, I decided to dedicate a week to the endeavour, if for no other reason than to have a record befitting such an elegant species.
Travelling to the same site as before, I settled in to photograph calling behaviours. Setting aside a week to get this rather modest shot was giving myself quite a lot of latitude I thought...I was wrong. Three days in and I had little to show for my efforts, resorting to shooting at 300mm + 1.4X TC, I was still struggling to surprise this elusive gem. Though I could hear the frogs calling, and could even see them doing so, creeping up on them and getting a respectable photo was proving an altogether different kind of a problem.
I tried remote shooting (however they rarely returned to the same perch, causing the framing to be off), I tried hides (though after waiting 2-3hrs in mosquito infested areas with the slightest movement causing the frogs to go diving back into root tangles proved frustrating to say the least). Nothing seemed to work, and I was beginning to despair.
This begged the question, "Why would a poisonous species which supposedly has no known predators be so timid?" The answer somewhat surprised me, "researchers". Apparently the frequent capture-release monitoring of the local populations has resulted in a rather poignant behavioural change. A species which would otherwise be fearlessly hopping the rainforest understory has had its buzzing call muted. It was a potent reminder of our influence on the natural world, whether it represents a kind of Schroedinger's cat problem, in which our very observation and monitoring of a species ultimately impacts its natural behaviours, or whether it's something more intrusive or sinister like manipulation for an aesthetic image or poaching, respectively.
We have to go further in I told the guide. And so we walked, and we walked and still the frogs fell silent at the sound of our approaching footfalls. 6 hours later, 2 of which we left the already weedy trail completely to bushwhack, and we came to a spot where we crept up upon a calling frog. It continued its buzzing call despite undoubtedly having already seen us. I made sure to shoot without flash and with a long lens to prevent any kind of potential habituation/aversion. Moments later a second male appeared from behind a leaf and they immediately began to wrestle. They flipped one another repeatedly, interspersed with calls. Rather evenly matched, this went on for almost 15 minutes. Finally the victor held his ground, whilst the vanquished retreated from the hallowed ground.
Upon reviewing the photos and videos, I felt privileged to have witnessed such a behaviour from a vanishing species. This is perhaps even truer than I'd originally thought, the two males despite their verisimilitude actually appear to be different species/sub-species. While one has all the characteristics befitting O. lehmanni, the other whose white fingertips, slightly broadened head and differing banding patterns indicates some degree of hybridization with the very closely related Oophaga histrionica. Perhaps extinction will not come in the form of habitat loss or extinction (though harbour no illusions that this undoubtedly plays its role), but through hybridization, and its absorption into a larger more robust population. To purists and hobbyists this would still represent a tragedy, though perhaps it's a gentler swan song, a muting of a call rather than its abrupt silencing.
Photos from the Cauca Valley, Colombia.
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EE Legend
-Health injury/stress levels (scale 1-10-->☠️)
👣-Translocation
⏳-time in captivity
📷 -in situ
- Manipulated subject
🎨 -Use of cloning or extensive post processing
↺ -Image rotation
he's super motivated, a little too much
he sprained (probably) his hock the other day, it was swollen and he wasn't walking on it after a trip to the park where he did a lot of ball chasing, he got a couple of injections (anti-inflammatory and pain relief) and is much better now, but will still need to be rested for a fortnight or so, and has anti-inflammatory tablets.
Julien Baker, performing at Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on May 12th, 2017.
More photos from this event can be seen on The Bay Bridged.
A couple weeks ago I posted on the difficulties of spotting Oophaga lehmanni in the wild, and its threatened status (www.facebook.com/paul.bertner/posts/1954323497983506). After deliberating for a week, while cooped up with the flu and a sprained finger, and rummaging online for records of O. lehmanni, I was struck not only by the overall dearth, but by the almost complete lack of 'in situ' images, with not a single one illustrating behaviour or a decent representation of the environment. For a critically threatened species, one whose risk of extinction is quite high, this to me represented a tremendous oversight. Though I'd already tried and failed to capture some behaviour shots on a short previous expedition, I decided to dedicate a week to the endeavour, if for no other reason than to have a record befitting such an elegant species.
Travelling to the same site as before, I settled in to photograph calling behaviours. Setting aside a week to get this rather modest shot was giving myself quite a lot of latitude I thought...I was wrong. Three days in and I had little to show for my efforts, resorting to shooting at 300mm + 1.4X TC, I was still struggling to surprise this elusive gem. Though I could hear the frogs calling, and could even see them doing so, creeping up on them and getting a respectable photo was proving an altogether different kind of a problem.
I tried remote shooting (however they rarely returned to the same perch, causing the framing to be off), I tried hides (though after waiting 2-3hrs in mosquito infested areas with the slightest movement causing the frogs to go diving back into root tangles proved frustrating to say the least). Nothing seemed to work, and I was beginning to despair.
This begged the question, "Why would a poisonous species which supposedly has no known predators be so timid?" The answer somewhat surprised me, "researchers". Apparently the frequent capture-release monitoring of the local populations has resulted in a rather poignant behavioural change. A species which would otherwise be fearlessly hopping the rainforest understory has had its buzzing call muted. It was a potent reminder of our influence on the natural world, whether it represents a kind of Schroedinger's cat problem, in which our very observation and monitoring of a species ultimately impacts its natural behaviours, or whether it's something more intrusive or sinister like manipulation for an aesthetic image or poaching, respectively.
We have to go further in I told the guide. And so we walked, and we walked and still the frogs fell silent at the sound of our approaching footfalls. 6 hours later, 2 of which we left the already weedy trail completely to bushwhack, and we came to a spot where we crept up upon a calling frog. It continued its buzzing call despite undoubtedly having already seen us. I made sure to shoot without flash and with a long lens to prevent any kind of potential habituation/aversion. Moments later a second male appeared from behind a leaf and they immediately began to wrestle. They flipped one another repeatedly, interspersed with calls. Rather evenly matched, this went on for almost 15 minutes. Finally the victor held his ground, whilst the vanquished retreated from the hallowed ground.
Upon reviewing the photos and videos, I felt privileged to have witnessed such a behaviour from a vanishing species. This is perhaps even truer than I'd originally thought, the two males despite their verisimilitude actually appear to be different species/sub-species. While one has all the characteristics befitting O. lehmanni, the other whose white fingertips, slightly broadened head and differing banding patterns indicates some degree of hybridization with the very closely related Oophaga histrionica. Perhaps extinction will not come in the form of habitat loss or extinction (though harbour no illusions that this undoubtedly plays its role), but through hybridization, and its absorption into a larger more robust population. To purists and hobbyists this would still represent a tragedy, though perhaps it's a gentler swan song, a muting of a call rather than its abrupt silencing.
Photos from the Cauca Valley, Colombia.
pbertner.wordpress.com/ethical-exif-ee/
---------------------
EE Legend
-Health injury/stress levels (scale 1-10-->☠️)
👣-Translocation
⏳-time in captivity
📷 -in situ
- Manipulated subject
🎨 -Use of cloning or extensive post processing
↺ -Image rotation
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Nikon D7000 with a Nikon 600mm F/4.0 VR HAND HELD with a sprained wrist :-)
Explored #13
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Poor Zoe Bear is not feeling well at all. Last week she seemed to have sprained something and came up limping. I thought she was recovering, but she's still hurting and limping, and she's been throwing up. Because I hadn't given her food or water since last night, I took her to the vet for hydration (pictured) and to get shots for pain and to settle her tummy. I hope this will get her back on track to healing well. We certainly would appreciate your sending healing energies to her. Thanks.
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I stupidly hurt my ankle when I was out walking this morning and now I'm forced to just Chill with my Gnomies ;) ha hope everyone is having a nice day!
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The crutches were because of a sprained knee, June 2013. The sprained knee diagnosis turned out to be Lyme disease
Jun 9 2022
Sprained Toe
I was sure it was broken, but it's just sprained according to my x-ray.
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Was there ever a place with worse vibes than galveston tx, 12/17/2014, olympus xa, tri-x ei800
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I was unable to shave for a few weeks due to my sprained hands. I was able to clipper on Wednesday night, and shave it all off this morning.
Something is hurting her right hand. Strain? Sprain? I don't know. I can't see anything, but she is limping and not wanting to use it. This is hard!... doctor can't see her until Monday. :(
Edit: She will also be getting a dental checkup and cleaning, and maybe have the tooth extracted that she broke roughhousing with Peggy Sue a few years ago.
I can't believe I forgot to write this part earlier!
and I'm not the only one. A badly sprained ankle has put a stop to our daily walks for the time being.
52 in 2020 challenge
I sprained my knee and ankle when I slipped on ice this past week so Ralph and I didn't get out much before I left for San Francisco.
This was taken with my cell phone on the evening before I left. The moon isn't quite full and just before I took the photo a beaver slapped it's tail on the river below our house catching Ralph's attention.
It's not the greatest quality, but I liked seeing the moonlight on the icy snow and thought it was an interesting image.
My husband Peter will have to take Ralph's photo for week 13 as I won't be back yet.
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A sprained ankle has been making things a bit more complicated lately so yesterday I ended up without time to take a somewhat decent picture. I decided that I preferred to miss a day and do double work on today, instead of posting something that I didn´t like at all.
Adding to this I’m finally exploring the double exposure feature available in my camera. Although it´s something I could do with an editing program, I opted to explore it directly on the camera and see what comes out, making only minor adjustments afterwards.
I hope you enjoy the first picture of my double exposure series.
Possible story:
Helen missed a step on the stairs, fell and injured her leg. Tears and pain. A young man took her to the doctor and back home. No broken bones but bruises and sprains ...
My sprained ankle has been limiting my light painting as of late but I went out to the playground across the street and used some fountains that I just picked up. I can't decide which one I like more...
~Photocillin philosopy
Still nursing a sprained ankle this week and miss running with my pals form the Beacon Running Club on Monday night. We go running through the woods at night with head torches on !!
Possible story:
Helen missed a step on the stairs, fell and injured her leg. Tears and pain. A young man took her to the doctor and back home. No broken bones but bruises and sprains ...
Folkloric
• Parched tongue, lack of appetite, indigestion.
• Sprains.
• Dosage: use 15 to 30 gms dried material in decoction.
• Leaves used for snakebites.
• Leaves and fruits used for anemia and hypertension.
• Juice of fruits used for heart disease.
• Used for syphilitic affections.
• In Vietnam, stem-bark used for fevers.
• In India, solution from boiled leaves used for bathing patients with painful joints. (12)
source: wikipedia
My son is a firm believer that sticky plasters and bandages cure all injuries. He recently sprained his foot and I bandaged it at his insistence. He never gave the bandage back. The other day he knocked his mouth, it bled and he has a black gum. Then he came out like this. It cracks me up (never mind that the bandage was on his foot and is now in his mouth!).
Have you ever seen those photos with children's faces bandaged (or even adults)? I'm not really sure what that is all about, so please enlighten me if you know. Anyhow, I think it's a bit disturbing so I thought I'd better give you an explanation as to why I would post one!! I haven't added it to my usual 'kid pics' groups for this reason.
My son is obviously mad. In a way I love that he thinks his sores stop hurting with the application of a dressing.
340/365
I sprained my stupid ankle (maybe both?) and so I haven't been able to get out much this week and take pictures. I managed to walk up the street on Monday and take this after the rain, but my ankle has only gotten worse since then, so the rest of my project365 shots will probably be indoors, which is lame because there are so many pretty flowers around!
Flowers still grow in the harshest spaces, up on the cliffs by Botallack
A picture taken by my daughter while I nursed a sprained ankle!
Folkloric
· Used for hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis, premature abortion, excessive menstruation and blood in urine, bleeding due to piles.
· Used in enteritis-bacillary dysentery, rheumatic bone pains, swelling pain due to sprains.
· Dosage: use 60 to 90 gms fresh leaves or 30 to 60 gms dried roots or 9 to 15 gms dried flowers in decoction.
· In Fiji, root used for baldness, gum abscess, gingivitis, toothaches; leaf juice for eczema, abdominal pain, gastritis, eye infections; leaf buds used for lower chest pains. Also, leaves and stems used as abortifacient.
· In Java, sweet rhizome used with betel leaf to cure diarrhea and dysentery. Also, used for indigestion.
· In Malaya, decoction of red leaves with Lygodium used for dysentery.
· In New Guinea, root decoction used by lactating mothers to treat mammary gland infection. Juice from heated leaves used for colds, cough, and whooping cough.
· Infusion of new plant shoots used for filariasis. Stem juice used for postpartum illnesses and to help expel the placenta.
· Roots used to treat baldness. Leaf juice used for earaches, sore eyes, cough, stomachaches, eczema and gastritis. Roots used for treating toothaches and laryngitis.
· In Sumatra, outer part of the stem used with white sale for inflamed gums.
· In Hawaii, leaves used as heat pack; also for fever, asthma, chest congestion, headache, back pain, burns, constipation; flower juice snorted for nasal polyps.
· Surinamese Indonesians use pieces of root in vinegar for bleeding. Leaf infusion in oil used to treat wounds. Infusion of three crushed leaves of the purple cultivar used for a hypotensive drink. Proximal part of the leaf. macerated in olive oil, used as a cataplasm or tampon for wounds.
· In Lombok, Indonesia, used for diarrhea. Leaves used for wounds inflicted by fish stings.
·In Samoa, used for elephantiasis, gout, scrotal swellings, and back pains.
source: stuart xchange