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A Cape thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) in an aviary at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona. This species is predominantly terrestrial and native to Africa.
Formidable apex predators of the sky and winter migrants to South Asia. These are large birds of prey with a range much of Europe and Asia. Almost 70 cm in height and around 2-2.5 kgs in weight, this is a large eagle. Like every other large eagles, this too is a sluggish hunter that tries to conserve its energy while hunting.
Shot this in the Nilgiri's forest (on a 4 day trip) - a large Mega reserve of Tigers, Elephants, Bears, Leopards, Hyenas and other animals. Its a thick forest and one that has plenty of reports of human / animal conflict. Walking around for birds is a scary challenge. We shot this bird near a dumpyard where there were several species of Eagles - around 20-25 of them and another 10-20 Kites. The light was great and the setting beautiful. But our guide was nervous about straying far away from the vehicle since it is a tiger area and tigers are frequently sighted there.
There were about 8-10 of these GSE's perched on trees for a long time in the morning fog before we saw some action. And they continued to sit still after this brief action. As the day became too hot and light was harsh, we moved on.
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Thick-headed Fly in my yard in Chester County, PA. This looks like a wasp but it is actually a fly.
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Had a trip up Wharfedale, one minute it was thick fog, the next blue skies. This is taken near Linton and is looking across to Burnsall and Thorpe Fell.
Chorlo Cabezón, Peruvian Thick-knee, Burhinus superciliaris.
Especie # 1.512
Valle del Lluta
Región de Arica y Parinacota
Chile
517) Thick Billed Spiderhunter
Thick Billed Spiderhunter, Arachnothera crassirostris, Kelicap Jantung Paruh Tebal
My last spiderhunter of Malaysia. Uncommon resident species that have been evading me for seven years of birding. At last got all 10 species of spiderhunters in my lifers’ collection. Hopefully, ornithologist doesn’t split any species of this Family anytime soon. If does, I might go crazy again.
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Thick-knees are lapwing-like birds but larger. The name 'thick-knee' is a misnomer as these birds have swollen ankle joints, not knee joints. Their large eyes are well adapted for foraging at night. Also called Water Dikkop.
Okavango Delta
Moremi Game Reserve
Botswana, Southern Africa
Baboons are some of the world’s largest monkeys. The baboon, like other Old World monkeys, does not have a prehensile (gripping) tail, but it is still able to climb when necessary.
All baboons have dog–like noses, powerful jaws, sharp canine teeth, and thick fur. The male baboon also has a ruff—a longer mane around its neck.
The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus), also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family.
The Chacma Baboon is perhaps the longest species of monkey, with a male body length of 20–45 in (50–115 cm) and tail length of 18–33 in (45–84 cm). It also one of the heaviest; the male weighs from 46–99 lb (21–45 kg) with an average of 70 lb (31.8 kg). The smaller female Chacma weighs from 26–55 lb (12–25 kg), with an average of 34 lb (15.4 kg).
The chacma baboon is omnivorous with a preference for fruits, while also eating insects, seeds, grass, smaller vertebrate animals, and fungi (the desert truffle Kalaharituber pfeilii). Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviors, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings.
Blood is thicker than 'water'
This scene seems to endorse how waterproof some families truly can be.
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Heavy rains didn't seem to dampen the spirits of this cell phone photographer as he crouched down to capture a photo of his family posed in front of a popular Vancouver landmark.
Gastown is the historic core of Vancouver, and is the city's earliest, most historic area of commercial buildings and warehouses.
World's first steam powered clock
Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver. Owned by the City of Vancouver, BC Canada