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Birds in freedom. La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
(Southern Emerald toucanet / Tucancito Esmeralda)
The male (left) collected the berry in his beak and then presented it to the female (right) who has just received the present.
Like other toucans, the Southern Emerald Toucanet is brightly marked and has a large bill. The adult is 30–35 cm (12–14 in) long. The sexes are alike in appearance, although the female generally is smaller and slightly shorter-billed.
The Emerald Toucanet is a generally common in humid forest and woodland, mainly at higher elevations.
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Street Scene ~ Samphanthawong District ~ Bangkok, Thailand
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An ounce of behavior is worth a kilo of words.
A Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) male going through its spring display in the hopes of attracting a mate on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
19 April, 2016.
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Description and behavior: It is the only bear in South America, and the only one that lives in the southern hemisphere of the planet, it is the third largest bear in the world after the Polar Bear and Grizzly Bear and one of the largest mammals in continental Ecuador together With the Amazon tapir. Its main feature is the white or cream rounded spots around the eyes, in some individuals these spots extend to the jaw, throat and chest. These spots are unique to each bear, so it is used for the identification of individuals, some partially or totally lack these spots.
Dimensions: head-body length from 120 to 220 cm. The male is larger and more robust than the female.
Weight: females between 80 and 90 kg and males between 175 and 200 kg.
Large in size, robust body, short snout, short round ears, tiny tail and powerful jaw. It has a long, thick and dense coat, of uniform and dark color. Of diurnal habits, it is a terrestrial animal, although very good climber of trees and rocky walls.
“Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface.”
James Bryant Conant
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Observing animal behavior is so interesting to me. I noticed these three amigos staring intently at something and I decided to pull over to investigate. Once out of the jeep I discovered their interest it was a snapping turtle crossing the green space. They followed it down the culvert and continued keeping their eyes on it until it got to the opposite side of the expanse.
RKO_2619. Great Crested Grebe project 2021.
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Among the dragonflies, there are three common species that are frequently seen now. All three have brownish females. The males also start out brownish, but quickly turn red. They have confusing names: blood-red, brown-red, and stone-red dragonflies. This suggests you could identify them by their color, but that's not the case. Another complaint about the name: dragonflies fly throughout the country and are not at all restricted to heathland. To identify them, there are a few characteristics to look for. The blood-red dragonfly has black legs and can be identified by these. The brown-red and stone-red dragonflies have brownish or yellowish stripes across their legs. To distinguish between the two, the whiskers are important. The whiskers are black and are located directly below the eyes. In the stone-red dragonfly, it is a drooping whisker that extends downward on either side of the snout. In the brown-red dragonfly, the black is only above the snout.
Mating Behavior
Once mature, a male dragonfly or damselfly establishes a territory from which he chases other males. When on territory, he produces packets of sperm called spermatophores at the tip of his abdomen (tenth segment), reaches the tip forward and places the spermatophores in a depression on the lower surface of the second abdominal segment.
With his sperm receptacle filled, the male flies out and grasps a female's head with his clasping genitalia at the abdominal tip. Each species' male genitalia fit the head of only the female of that species. (Slaty Skimmer Clamped in Tandem.) In some dragonflies and damselflies, the shape of the male genitalia is the most constant and accurate identifier of the insect's species.
Once the male has grasped a female, they fly in tandem for some time (Swamp Spreadwing in Tandem). The male usually flies while the female rests. Rarely, the female will fly while the male rests. It is unusual for both odonates to be flying at the same time.After some time, the female reaches the tip of her abdomen below her body and grasps the male's second segment to pick up the spermatophores he placed there. During this process, called the wheel formation, the two dragonflies take on a circular or heart-shaped pose. The two may stay in the wheel formation for upwards of fifteen minutes before the female releases and returns to the tandem position. (Eastern Forktails in Wheel Formation image.)
Egg Laying
Once the wheel is broken, the female may leave the male, separate from him as he remains close to her, or they may stay together in tandem as she goes about laying eggs (oviposition). Oviposition may take many forms:
Never seen this behavior in a pheasant they nomally stay on the ground, she worked out where the seed was coming from and jumped up onto all the sources of food that had been set up by myself and destroyed the whole lot, end of day.
Disgraceful behavior by vandals painting this iconic Lone Tree.
Photographers have come from all over to take photographs of this Tree and the stunning views.
There are several premiere spots to fish from at the falls, One of them is from the lip of the falls. Only the dominant bears have earned their spot to fish from that coveted location and even then, some of them get immediately displaced when the biggest of all arrive. It's really fascinating to watch. Sometimes, the less experienced bears may wander up there to try to perfect their skills. They tend to surround the more proficient and perhaps wait for a fish to jump out their way ... almost in a deflection in the action. LOL.
Every bear that fishes from the lip has their own secret for success. Some are fast and furious, others are quite patient waiting for the perfect one with the least amount of effort. Others coax the salmon over by reaching out for them with their paws, while others just prefer to almost pin them down with their bodies.. Of course, the mouth catch, with the salmon in mid-air until that fateful moment. For me, I try to capture them all. It's a matter of documenting the behavioral moments, and the pursuant ramification of those actions. It can get quite testy at times.
As I've said before, I don't think that I will every get tired of these amazing bears. They bring me joy, laughter, moments of anticipation and surprise, but mostly an inner peace.
I hope that everyone enjoys their weekend ahead.
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A Red-bellied Woodpecker catches an anole and will later cache it in another tree nearby. #birds #birding #bird
When I spotted this Egret, I immediately thought of bad boy Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) on the TV Series “The Sopranos” and that somehow brought to mind Jim Croce's 1972 recording, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim"
You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim…
Thanks for the Music, Jim Croce
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The Snowy Egret:
A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Known by its contrasting yellow feet, could be said to dance in the shallows on golden slippers. The species was slaughtered for its plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. Its delicate appearance is belied by its harsh and raucous calls around its nesting colonies.
Adult Snowy Egrets are all white with a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. They have a patch of yellow skin at the base of the bill. Immature Snowy Egrets have duller, greenish legs.
Snowy Egrets wade in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. While they may employ a sit-and-wait technique to capture their food, sometimes they are much more animated, running back and forth through the water with their wings spread, chasing their prey.
Snowy Egrets nest colonially, usually on protected islands, and often with other small herons. They concentrate on mudflats, beaches, and wetlands, but also forage in wet agricultural fields and along the edges of rivers and lakes.
(Nikon D7200, 300/2.8 +TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/10, ISO 400, edited to taste)
I been on my worst behavior
But baby, I don't need no savior
I'm way outta line
But I kind of like the way I
Feel when I just don't give a fuck
Oh, I forgot to mention
I'll be there in five
Red net-winged beetles, Dictyoptera aurora, are so well defended by lycidic acid that they feed and mate in the open, and do not avoid humans approaching closely or predaceous insects.
This pair is not mating--that ended yesterday. This is guarding behavior, in which the male clasps the female so that other males cannot displace his sperm so they can insert their own. The male will release the female when she begins to lay eggs, which he knows will carry his genes.
A Lilac-breasted Roller caught at the moment of takeoff. The wings reveal even more of the intense blues and turquoise that make this species so striking when it is in flight. A perched roller is already colorful, but seeing the wings spread changes the appearance of the bird completely. Timing the takeoff adds both motion and behavior to the photograph.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Rogue Valley - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Grasslands
Food : Insects
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"A shorebird you can see without going to the beach, Killdeer are graceful plovers common to lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, and parking lots. These tawny birds run across the ground in spurts, stopping with a jolt every so often to check their progress, or to see if they’ve startled up any insect prey. Their voice, a far-carrying, excited kill-deer, is a common sound even after dark, often given in flight as the bird circles overhead on slender wings... The Killdeer’s broken-wing act leads predators away from a nest, but doesn’t keep cows or horses from stepping on eggs. To guard against large hoofed animals, the Killdeer uses a quite different display, fluffing itself up, displaying its tail over its head, and running at the beast to attempt to make it change its path."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Sterna forsteri,
Morro Bay, California
The juvenile had been closely following the adult and they move so fast that I don't really know what happened next. And then this. I look at it as chiding, but it could be encouragement, or, of course, anything much less anthropomorphic.
RKO_6604. Maybe not the best action shot but it was fun to watch them and a real challenge to get some acceptable shots. A little (too) far away shot, hence cropped to the max.
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Couldn't resist to upload another shot of this young pair of Grebes during their courtship ritual.
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After thinking off and on all week about Rena's behavior, it's apparent that she is a strange cat. She DOESN'T meow at all, except in a moving car, she doesn't sit in boxes, she doesn't knead (making biscuits), she doesn't care about catnip, and she doesn't like chicken, fish, or treats of any kind. She doesn't like high places and doesn't knock anything off a shelf, ever.
She does love to do zoomies through the house, engage me in play, bop Benni Dog and enjoy vying with Benni for my attention. It makes me feel very important to be so in demand. Here she is letting me know it's kibble time, which follows her wet food breakfast which she eats, but only if I brush her the whole time.
She does love me. That's her best trait!