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Common Merganser, female
Mergus merganser
She's keeping a wary eye peeled on me as she swam by, on a cold, windy, winter afternoon.
Grand Traverse County, northwest Lower Michigan
The blue wildebeest is a herbivore, feeding primarily on short grasses. It forms herds which move about in loose aggregations, the animals being fast runners and extremely wary. The mating season begins at the end of the rainy season and a single calf is usually born after a gestational period of about 8.5 months. The calf remains with its mother for 8 months, after which it joins a juvenile herd. Blue wildebeest are found in short-grass plains bordering bush-covered acacia savannas in southern and eastern Africa, thriving in areas that are neither too wet nor too arid.
An Osprey, perched in a tall pine tree, keeping a wary eye on a vulture that was perched below him in a long dead tree.
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Candid eye contact street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. A wary look from within the Christmas Market in the city as I lined up a shot to simply capture the next face that appeared in front of my lens on what had been a difficult day of shooting. I do love the power of capturing that instantaneous moment of eye contact. Enjoy.
It's always a treat to see the river otters and usually they are brief glimpses as they wander the waterways in search of fish. But on all to rare occasions they will go up on the shore and groom and preen in the sun. They are very wary and not very tolerant of photographers prying lenses but yesterday they let their guard down and allowed me into their world for a few awesome moments.
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Wary male Northern Cardinal hiding-out in garden brush and uncertain about the threat I might pose.
Common.
They just came back from their winter hiatus. The first few weeks they are afraid of any movement I make.
The closest one can get to the Sandhill Cranes in this enviornment is when they fly by. They are wary of preditors and humans.
As he returned from his journey to lands unexplored, he found the dragon had moved in and prevented his entrance. He thought about his family. Were they safe? Were they even alive. Regardless, this dragon needed a touch of his steel and he was prepared to deliver it. His muscles tightened as he drew in a deep breath. His jaw clenched and he sprung forward with full commitment.
This fox unlike others we would eventually meet wasn`t so keen to hang around for photographs,he/she had just paused after running across the snow covered field to see if we were going to follow...no chance with some of the depths of snow we could see in the field,but I really liked this shot.
'Beautiful and shy'. Always wary and alert, our iconic woodland bird the beautiful Jay...not an easy bird to get close to! I'm always excited to be in the presence of this bird. Yorkshire.
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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. RSPB.
Jay Notes...
(Garrulus glandarius)
A highly intelligent loudmouth. The jay is known for its love of acorns which it often leaves hidden. These forgotten snacks are credited with the rapid spread of oaks after the last Ice Age.
Quick facts
Common names: jay, Eurasian jay, acorn jay
Scientific name: Garrulus glandarius
Family: Corvidae (crows)
Habitat: broadleaf and coniferous woodland
Diet: acorns, insects, seeds, fruits and sometimes young birds, eggs and small mammals
Predators: birds of prey
Origin: native
What do jays look like?
The jay has pale pink plumage, a black tail and white rump. Its head has a pale crown with black streaks, and black facial markings and bill. Its wings are black and white with a panel of distinctive electric-blue feathers.
It has a wingspan of around 55cm and is 35cm from tail to beak.
What do jays eat?
Jays hop around on the ground in search of acorns, and for places to hide them. Storing acorns like this is called ‘caching’ and provides the birds with food in leaner times. However, not all acorns are found again, which means some are left to grow into oak trees. Jays will also sometimes take eggs and young birds from nests.
How do jays breed?
April is usually the beginning of the nesting period for jays. Pairs mate for life and work together to construct their messy-looking nests. Nests are built in trees and shrubs using twigs, with roots and hair for lining, where the female will lay four to five eggs. Eggs are incubated for 16 days, with chicks fledging at around 22 days old.
Where do jays live?
Jays are widespread across the UK, apart from northern Scotland, and are active throughout the year. They favour broadleaf woodland but are also found in conifer woodland, scrub and urban areas.
The jay's signature 'screeching' call is a sure sign this bird is nearby.
Signs and spotting tips
Jays are most noticeable in autumn when they’re foraging for and burying acorns, but they can be seen all year round.
You’re likely to hear a jay before you see it – it has a characteristic ‘screeching’ call. It’s also a skilled mimic, sometimes copying the songs and calls of other birds. WT Notes.
Wary American Bison at a nearby wildlife conservation ranch on a snowy and gloomy morning.
Common, here, but uncommon elsewhere.
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This is a montage - & not my own photography - please see below for credits
Created for the Textures Only ~ Competition # 38 ~ Tranquility Base
Landscape - Irargeruch @ flickr
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elephant on left jamieray @ sxc
elephant on right - stellab @ sxc
eye - adyna @ sxc
Texture layer - 'Smoke' by Skeletal Mess @ flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/3258214711/in/set-7215...
For most, our instincts are wary and cautious when dipping our toes into tepid waters. Those of us (and I count myself as one of this group) that are disposed to this, tend to view the events and happenings around us with a slight tint, a filmy pall that is filtering the information taken in by the senses (especially the visual data) and sending a post-processed photo to the brain membranes. However, this is not the fault of our occulus orbistrati but rather, a culmination of life experience that has conditioned the hues, molded the tonal contrast, leveled the horizon on ‘rock steady’ and transfixed our focus on the triumvirate of esthetics: sharpness, the truest of natural light and the pursuit of the perfect composition. Well, as me ol’ granpappy was once fond of saying, “Hobblenosh!” Take your pixel-gathering device of choice and throw it in the air whilst set at long exposure, affix it to your tripod and shake the shit out of it or, as may be witnessed here, employ the pano-sabotage method of creating a wide, panoramic image by waving and weaving your camera phone in the air, so as any folk watching you will certainly remark to the compadre next to them, “Hey! Look at that guy over there. He’s gotta be a looney, surely! No one, I mean no one, takes a cell phone shot like that!”
Well, no one that is, unless… just unless… viewing the world with ‘normal’ eyes ain’t quite your thing, man!
Entered in: PANO-Vision's 4th Annual "BEST OF THE YEAR" Contest.
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