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Curlew - Numenius Arquata
They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills.
Curlews feed on mud or very soft ground, searching for worms and other invertebrates with their long bills. They will also take crabs and similar items.
Curlews enjoy a worldwide distribution. Most species show strong migratory habits and consequently one or more species can be encountered at different times of the year in Europe, Ireland, Britain, Iberia, Iceland, Africa, Southeast Asia, Siberia, North America, South America and Australasia.
The distribution of curlews has altered considerably in the past hundred years as a result of changing agricultural practices. Reclamation and drainage of marshy fields and moorland, and afforestation of the latter, have led to local decreases, while conversion of forest to grassland in some parts of Scandinavia has led to increases there.
Population:
UK breeding:
66,000 pairs
UK wintering:
140,000 individuals
THEY may be widespread and rather nondescript, streaked brown bird, but I have a real affection for them, as a ground-dwelling species, it is quite approachable with care. Feeds on invertebrates as seen, a bit harder in the capture in the winter when they often form loose flocks.
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Please take great care folks, put your trust in our Lord, and we will get through this................God bless you...............Tomx
Jay - Garrulus Glandarius
Although they are the most colourful members of the crow family, jays are actually quite difficult to see. They are shy woodland birds, rarely moving far from cover. The screaming call usually lets you know a jay is nearby and it is usually given when a bird is on the move, so watch for a bird flying between the trees with its distinctive flash of white on the rump. Jays are famous for their acorn feeding habits and in the autumn you may see them burying acorns for retrieving later in the winter.
The word jay has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a person who chatters impertinently.
The term jaywalking was coined in 1915 to label persons crossing a busy street carelessly and becoming a traffic hazard. The term began to imply recklessness or impertinent behavior as the convention became established.
In January 2014, Canadian author Robert Joseph Greene embarked on a lobbying campaign among ornithologists in Europe and North America to get Merriam-Websters Dictionary to have a "Jabber of Jays" as an official term under bird groups.
Population:
UK breeding:
170,000 territories
They (the police) started to shut down traffic,
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They say swearing is due to limited vocabulary.
I know thousands of words, but I still prefer “FK OFF” to “go away”.
Taken @ *Everwinter*
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For:
Challenge #134 - Movie Night!
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They are the hieroglyphics of angels...
Lydia Maria Child
Lychnis viscaria
Sticky catchfly
Caryophyllaceae
They are not weight lifting equipments. The middle "bar" is stabbed into your earlobe. So they're really little.
Macro Mondays 【The Periodic Table】
Silver 925 consists of 92.5% genuine silver(Ag). The other 7.5% will be alloy to help prevent tarnishing. Typically copper(Cu) is used, although zinc(Zn), platinum(Pt) or geranium(Ge) are also common.
Happy Macro Mondays
Welcome spring, let your tepid breath move the still young, fresh green leaves.
Open the stalls of the cows and let hem out along with their young calves, open the buds of the flowers and spread the softly sweet fragance of the blossoms.
Let us enjoy the most beautiful season of the year called spring........
Male orange tip on cuckoo flower in the late afternoon. These butterflies and their forage plants will soon be the first to hit the meadows again.
Männlicher Aurorafalter auf Wiesenschaumkraut am späten Nachmittag. Diese Schmetterlinge und ihre Futterpflanzen werden bald wieder die ersten auf den Wiesen sein.
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Song: Mercy, Mercy, Me (The Ecology)
Woah, ah, mercy, mercy me
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north and south and east
Woah mercy, mercy me, yeah
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
Oh Jesus, yeah, mercy, mercy me, ah
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
Hey, mercy, mercy me, oh
Hey, things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Oh, na, na, na
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hey, ooh, woo
- Written by: Marvin Gaye
Amsterdam - Frans Halsstraat
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Wheatears back on the moors. I think these are my favourite upland passerines (although Whichat run them close, but they're not here yet)
A rather common warbler found throughout the Himalayan Belt. We sighted them almost everyday much of the journey. I know now that these are endemic to the Himalayas.
These are small birds - maybe less than 10 cms and incredibly active in the roadside bushes, trees and clumps of vegetation. I love the color of these birds and they are quite agile. The birds feed on small seeds, tree insects like Spiders, caterpillars and berries maybe. We never saw them on the ground anytime and most of the time were shooting almost 70-80 deg upwards. Except onetime when we were overlooking a valley and got this shot!
Thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback if any.
They are here, not a lot of time to get out looking. My one hope is my little grandaughter gets her wish to see one this year, finally one that has taken interest and she will be getting a camera for Christmas..
On the frozen lake of Inari, Lapland, FI, a group of reindeer drifts off, moving in such perfect synchronicity that they appear to be one.
Sul lago ghiacciato di Inari, Lapponia, FI, un gruppo di renne si allontana, muovendosi in perfetta sincronia, tale da farle sembrare una sola
They are all over these days. Feeding on scale insects, tiny flies, and little bugs, these beauties have occupied the parks in couple of recent days, in order to migrate south.
It took a bit of effort but they are off to a nearby field only to return again in the evening. Fabulous to see
They have a highly audible song for such a small bird. It took several minutes before I could locate him as he sang a few phrases from one place, and then started again in another location. Luckily for me, he flew down to an open perch very close where he sang and raised his crown.
It was a bright overcast backlight situation. I was close enough to get detail though, and I really like the way those red crown feathers were lighted from behind.
If you have never heard its song, Check the link below.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/sounds
Beaumaris Lake. Edmonton, Alberta.
Elephant seals: They're huge, loud and so ugly, they're cute. And each year, they gather on California's Central Coast for mating, birthing and molting seasons. Visitors to San Simeon can catch elephant seals there year-round, but the population grows at certain times of the year as the seals go through different phases in their life cycle. The peak months for viewing elephant seals are from October through March, when their population on San Simeon's shores can reach 17,000. So if you've planned a trip to Hearst Castle or San Luis Obispo in the fall, winter or early spring, consider dropping by San Simeon to watch the elephant seals in action.
From this point up & down 3 miles, the elephant seals estimated of 25,000 there.
So amazing to witness this, they do smell tho when you get near.