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The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) tend to forage mainly in small loose groups and are often seen foraging alone. They swim underwater to capture their prey, mainly fish. A study in northern India found that the little cormorant fished in water which was less than a metre deep and captured fishes of about 2–8 centimetres (0.79–3.15 in) length. They propel themselves underwater using their webbed feet. Captured fishes are often brought up to the surface to swallow them and during this time other birds including other little cormorants, painted storks, gulls and egrets may attempt to steal them. Indian cormorants tend to fish communally in larger groups. Like all other cormorants, they will emerge from water and will hold out their wings and stay immobile for a while. The behaviour has been suggested to be for wing-drying, but this interpretation is debated. A study in Sri Lanka found that the time spent with spread wings was always after they had spent some time underwater, and that the duration was related to time spent underwater and inversely related to the temperature and dryness of air. These observations support the theory that the studied behaviour aids drying of the wings.
The breeding season of the little cormorant is between July to September in Pakistan and northern India and November to February in southern India. In Sri Lanka it is December to May. A study in Bangladesh found them to breed from May to October. Males display at the nest site by fluttering their wings while holding their head back and bill raised. They then lower the bill, and after pairing the male also provides food to the female in courtship feeding. Both parents take part in building the nest, which is a platform of sticks placed on trees and sometimes even on coconut palms. They may nest beside Indian pond herons and little egrets in colonies. The nest is built in about two weeks. The whitish eggs turn muddy with age and incubation begins when the first egg is laid. This leads to asynchronous hatching and the chicks in a nest can vary considerably in age. The clutch size can vary from two to six eggs laid at intervals of about two days. The eggs hatch after 15 to 21 days. The downy chicks have a bare red head. The young birds are able to leave the nest after about a month.
Little cormorants are vocal near their nest and roosts where they produce low roaring sounds. They also produce grunts and groans, a low pitched ah-ah-ah and kok-kok-kok calls. They roost communally often in the company of other waterbirds.
Parasitic bird lice, Pectinopygus makundi, have been described from little cormorant hosts. Endoparasitic helminths, Hymenolepis childi and Dilepis lepidocolpos have been described from Sri Lankan birds while others like Neocotylotretus udaipurensis and Syncuaria buckleyi have been described from Indian birds.
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This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (stars at lower right represented in blue). Leo P is a star-forming galaxy located about 5 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. A team of scientists collected data from about 15 000 stars in Leo P to deduce its star formation history. They determined that it went through three phases: an initial burst of star formation, a “pause” that lasted several billion years, and then a new round of star formation that is still continuing.
The image from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) combines infrared light at wavelengths of 0.9 microns (represented in blue), 1.5 microns (green), and 2.77 microns (red). The stars in Leo P appear blue in comparison to the background galaxies for several reasons. Young, massive stars that are common in star-forming galaxies are predominantly blue. Leo P also is extremely lacking in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, and the resulting “metal-poor” stars tend to be bluer than Sun-like stars. A bubble-like structure at bottom center is a region of ionized hydrogen surrounding a hot, massive O-type star.
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI); CC BY 4.0
Me, myself & I - coming out from behind the camera! Tripod, 10 seconds and a fast run to get into place with secateurs.
Tristan seems to be the official horse tender of, er, all of Trolliwood. I haven't seen anyone else taking interest in them here yet, anyway.
Murtosa
SOS Estuário do Douro
1ª
Nota de Imprensa
Criado Movimento Cívico SOS Estuário do Douro preocupado com o impacto ambiental da realização do festival MEO Marés Vivas
De há anos a esta parte a Reserva Natural do Estuário do Rio Douro, composto essencialmente pelo cabedelo e por uma pequena zona húmida , ganhou uma extraordinária importância como local de estada, nidificação e passagem de milhares de aves selvagens, tendo sido identificadas até ao momento mais de 220 espécies, de que destacamos a águia-pesqueira, flamingos, falcão-peregrino, colhereiro, diversas espécies de garças, borrelhos e passeriformes de que destacamos o raro pisco-de-peito-azul.
Foi precisamente por reconhecer essa importância, defendê-la e promovê-la, que a Câmara Municipal de Gaia acabou por criar a Reserva Natural Local do Estuário do Douro, pequeníssima reserva de apenas 60 hectares mas enorme na sua biodiversidade.
Foi com surpresa e indignação que muitos cidadãos tomaram conhecimento da vontade do actual executivo da Câmara Municipal de Gaia em realizar a edição deste ano do festival de música MEO MARÉS VIVAS num terreno que é sua propriedade, denominado Vale de Sampaio, contíguo aos limites da referida reserva, que durará, a ser realizado, três dias, sem contar com os dias de montagem e desmontagem de infra-estruturas, e movimentará dezenas de milhares de pessoas.
Após reuniões havidas com a Câmara Municipal de Gaia e a empresa promotora PEV entertainment, onde manifestamos a nossa indignação e procuramos sugerir outros locais, confrontamo-nos com a total indisponibilidade de ambas as instituições.
Embora o Festival só dure os referidos três dias, o impacto ambiental já começou com a destruição de uma valiosa zona de matos no referido Vale de Sampaio, importantíssimo para a nidificação de várias espécies de aves, incluindo o único ponto de água doce do local(mina e presa) e onde, entre outras espécies de répteis e anfíbios, ocorria uma colónia de Lagarto-de-água(Lacerta schreiberi) , agora destruída, espécie que conta com abundante protecção legal.
Preocupados com a destruição em curso e com os impactos inevitáveis ainda a serem infligidos, um numeroso grupo de cidadãos constituíu-se no SOS ESTUÁRIO DO DOURO (Movimentos Cívico para a Defesa do Estuário do Douro), que agora se apresenta à opinião pública, lutando contra a realização do referido festival e a proliferação de projectos de construção na área em causa e zonas envolventes.
Organizar um festival de música paredes meias com uma reserva natural é, só por si, uma prova de falta de sensibilidade ambiental, em época de nidificação, por exemplo, do ameaçado Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida (Kentish plover - Charadrius alexandrinus) e de início de passagem migratória de várias espécies como as Águias-pesqueiras (Osprey - Pandion haliaetus), vindas da Inglaterra, que usam o Estuário do Douro como área de repouso e alimentação (stopover), constitui uma ameaça fortíssima que pode destruir em poucos dias o trabalho feito durante anos.
O elevado ruído, a enorme movimentação de pessoas e viaturas durante vários dias, vai seguramente afastar as aves, facto agravado pela realização nocturna do festival, obrigando- as a voos no escuro confundidas pelos potentes projetores do festival.
Assim, apelamos à consciência ambiental dos Patrocinadores, dos Artistas e dos potenciais Espectadores para que não contribuam para mais este atentado ambiental, especialmente à sensibilidade dos Artistas, pedindo-lhes que se recusem a atuar no “Meo Marés Vivas”.
Sir Elton John, Cavaleiro do Império Britânico, não irá gostar de saber que as Águias-pesqueiras, em cuja conservação a Inglaterra tanto apostou, vão ser importunadas em Gaia, na sua passagem migratória e dispersão de juvenis.
NÃO somos contra o festival, mas SIM contra a sua localização!
festivais de música + reserva natural = desastre ambiental
Porto,13 de Abril de 2016
Movimento Cívico para a Defesa do Estuário do Douro
sosestuariododouro@gmail.com
I’ve talked about this a lot over the years, but I still absolutely love using the Nikon 70-200 to compress spaces. I have shot many similar shots of the Walt Disney World hub so of course I had to get one at Disneyland. What I especially like here is that the short height of Sleeping Beauty Castle let me stay horizontal whereas the Walt Disney World hub I tend to go vertical because of the height of Cinderella Castle.
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The Southern ground Hornbill is the largest of the hornbill species. They tend to live in savanna habitats with large trees and forage on the ground for their food, hence the name "ground hornbill." Their diets include everything from small amphibians and reptiles to small mammals the size of hares. These hornbills are cooperative breeders, requiring at least two additional birds, or helpers, for each breeding pair, which assist in rearing the young. Breeding pairs without helpers will be unsuccessful and helpers who have not had enough experience as such are unsuccessful breeders. If a juvenile makes it out of the nest, studies show that it will generally enjoy significant livelihood. In the wild, birds live into their thirties, and captive birds have lived over seventy years. So, with such a long life to look forward to, why the long face? #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Tanzania #Nature in #Africa #DrDADBooks #SouthernGroundHornbill #WildlifeConservation
These two moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) are probably siblings. The one to the right is clearly enjoying being preened.
Diese zwei Wasserrallen (Gallinula chloropus) sind wahrscheinlich Geschwister. Die rechte Ralle geniest ganz offensichtlich die Aufmerksamkeit der anderen.
Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.
John Greenleaf Whittier
Early morning farming, Skagit Valley.
Mom is tending to here daffodils which lined Daddy's vegetable garden. She had many varieties of daffodils all around the yard.
She is bent over slightly, perhaps trying to hide from the photographer since she was in her gardening clothes, and wearing a long kitchen apron.
Undoubtedly photographed in the spring as the daffodils are in full bloom
Tonight, to continue my Easter theme, I'm adding a Chinstrap Penguin that's tending to its egg. As you can see, space is at a premium. These nests are all quite close to one another and often in steep areas.
An adult stork (Ciconia ciconia) is closing its eyes enjoying the caresses of its offspring.
Ein erwachsener Storch (Ciconia nigra) genießt die Streicheleinheiten von seinem Nachwuchs.
An Intha farmer waits for his water buffalo to bathe in a canal during a hot afternoon at Inle Lake.
Myanmar, 2012
using a swinging motion with the camera, set on manual, viewing coloured fabric over a lamp...
Kinetic photography (kinetic meaning “caused by motion” is an experimental photographic technique in which the photographer uses movement resulting from physics to create an image. This typically involves the artist not directly holding the camera, but allowing the camera to react to forces applied to it in order to make a photograph. This can include, but is not limited to; holding and shaking the wrist strap of the camera while taking a picture, dropping the camera off of objects while taking a picture, throwing or spinning the camera up in the air while taking a picture (called a camera toss), or rigorously moving the camera while taking a picture, etc. As the photographer has surrendered control over the camera to physical forces, this technique tends to produce abstract, random or blurred-motion photographs.
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I tend to be very upbeat and even though they don't seem to some can even accuse me of blowing my own trumpet if they want. But self-confidence is everything for trans girls as without it we just want to hide and whither in darkened rooms. But why not be positive for I know for every person who might want to turn their nose up at me ten others will give me a thumbs-up for having the guts to do it. Of course it's how it's done and how we conduct ourselves in public too that is important and I get a lot of smiles and compliments off women. But to be honest we all have an off day like everyone else from time to time but the best cure is to put on your favourite dress go out and and smile.
The current trend on cruise ships is to include green spaces onboard, some going as far as to have actual parks with trees, walkways, flora, and fauna. Celebrity is taking part in this and has decided to put trees in their atrium.
Well, when you've got a tree you need an arborist to care for it right? Never mind that the tree is suspended 70-80 feet up in the air! Someone has to do it and this is the lucky fellow.
This was shot from one of the glass elevators they have onboard. Either deck 9 or 10, not sure which.
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This is the area of Assynt and Loch Assynt in the far north of Sutherland.
The scenery here is relatively bare.
Trees tend to thrive in small river valleys.
The road is the A.837 to Lochinver.
However, most roads in this North-West corner of Scotland
are still single-track, with passing places.
Behind the castle ruins are two of the three main peaks
that make up the mountain of Quinag, 809 metres.
Ardvreck Castle was built around 1590 and belonged to the Clan MacLeod.
Very little of what was once an extensive castle, still remains.
Only a tower and part of a defensive wall have survived.
After heavy rain, when the loch level can rise, the castle can be found on its own island.
The inland scenery and coastal scenery near Assynt
is wonderfully remote, peaceful, pristine and unspoiled.
Sutherland is a quite amazing, and quite a different county, to any other in Scotland.