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QUICK MARCH !!!
TALL robust plovers with long yellow legs, usually in pairs or small parties of up to ten birds. Favors a variety of fresh and saline aquatic habitats. Difficult to get close to, and very entertaining in their behavior. Seen at Kotu, Banjul, Gambia.
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Another very wet day in Kent, hope you remembered to put the clocks forward an hour, stay safe and well........ God bless............................. Tomx
Spring brings the mating calls of the marsh, and competition for nesting sites. Native Canada Geese are the loudest competitors, and are fiercely territorial, but are no match for the invasive Mute Swans.
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
Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Pitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee / Bichofué gritón)
The Great Kiskadee is one of the larger and more showy tyrant flycatchers and exhibits an array of interesting behavior.
Unlike most tyrant flycatchers, the Great Kiskadee freely displays its bright crown stripe. When especially excited, it erects its yellow crown feathers, forming an ephemeral crest.
The Great Kiskadee’s total range extends from south Texas through Mexico and Central America to central Argentina. It is found on some Caribbean islands, e. g. Trinidad, and has been introduced to Bermuda.
This is the heron that I showed a few days ago with the fish jumping clear of a strike. This Great Blue worked the area for a while, catching a fish, then dropping it. I wondered if it was sport fishing, then it did this: gathered up three together, and proceeded to eat them! I'd never seen this behavior before! See below for a close-up of the catch (first comment).
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An ounce of behavior is worth a kilo of words.
Happy Caturday, everyone! I hope you have as much energy as this gorgeous tortie!
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Brown Acres - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Foliage Gleaner
Conservation : Low Concern
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hepatic Tanager is the most widely distributed Piranga tanager, ranging from the southwest United States south to northern Argentina. Its English name is based on the liver-red color of the adult male from the northern part of the species' range; however, its scientific name, flava, meaning "yellow," derives from the original description, which is based on a female from Paraguay. These names reflect both a characteristic of the genus Piranga, marked sexual dichromatism, and the broad range of coloration, habitat, and behavior encompassed within the Hepatic Tanager as currently recognized.
Even though the Hepatic Tanager is currently considered one species, much evidence, including a recent study of molecular genetics, indicates that up to 3 species could be recognized, corresponding to the 3 groups of subspecies combined long ago. These groups and their respective species names are the Hepatic Tanager (P. hepatica) of montane pine-oak forests from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua, the Tooth-billed Tanager (P. lutea) of forest edges in foothills and mountains from Costa Rica to northern and western South America, and the Red Tanager (P. flava) of open woodlands of eastern and southeastern South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Love this behavior folks, with feathers, water droplets and such flying all over the place, and the different wing poses, did a whole series on him.
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One of the pair of bridled common murres show here has just arrived back on a ledge of the nesting cliff, so a little vocalizing, mutual pecking, and wing flapping was in order.
Another shot from a great opportunity yesterday.
For my contacts not familiar with this Owl species, I added the information below taken from Wikipedia.
The Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized true owl of the northern latitudes. It is non-migratory and usually stays within its breeding range, though it sometimes irrupts southward. It is one of the few owls that is neither nocturnal nor crepuscular, being active only during the day.
The Northern hawk-owl has been said to resemble a hawk in appearance and in behavior. In North America, its appearance in flight is often considered similar to a Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii). It has been suggested that this may be because the hawk- owl may partially fill an important diurnal niche similar to that of day hunters such as hawks.
(Wikipedia)
Double-crested Cormorant Nesting Behavior: These two cormorants are in their full breeding colors and are wonderful to watch. The male goes out to gather sticks and receives a warm welcome on every return. He's met with both verbal and physical bonding , each holding the stick as the female decides where to incorporate it into the nest. Soon there will be eggs and chicks to enjoy. (Phalacrocorax auritus)
The cliffs at this location are about 100m tall, with different seabird species nesting in blocks in their preferred areas. Gannets are the biggest birds there, so they tend take the "gently" sloped areas near the top and the bigger ledges a bit lower down.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Pitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee / Bichofué gritón)
The Great Kiskadee is one of the larger and more showy tyrant flycatchers and exhibits an array of interesting behavior.
Unlike most tyrant flycatchers, the Great Kiskadee freely displays its bright crown stripe. When especially excited, it erects its yellow crown feathers, forming an ephemeral crest.
The Great Kiskadee’s total range extends from south Texas through Mexico and Central America to central Argentina. It is found on some Caribbean islands, e. g. Trinidad, and has been introduced to Bermuda.
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:
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.
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Dalai Lama
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I have noticed the aggressive territorial behavior of these bees. They are also just very curious and nose around me when I water the flowers.
Whimbrels are not the only animal who feast on Ghost Shrimp in the Puget sound. Remarkably a pod of Gray whales named as the Sounders have developed a unique strategy of snuffling up ghost shrimp in the inter delta zone of the Snohomish River. It's a risky business for the whales because their timing has to be just right with the tides. Gray whales are 36-42 feet long but they feed on Ghost Shrimp in waters just 7-9 feet deep. They arrive from Baja California making the 170 mile detour from their migration route to feed here in Washington March through May. Scientist used drones to track the Gray whales to determine what they were feeding on that far off course. They noted body conditions were very poor on arrival but healthy just days to a few weeks later. Scientists were also able to determine their strategy in feeding on Ghost Shrimp. It's a learned behavior and characteristic to only the Sounders. They turn on their right side and pulse their head with baleen plate against the mud and sediment which allows them to scoop and filter out the shrimp. That's a sight I would love to see. Must be a YouTube video somewhere. By contrast, Whimbrels seem to have an advantage. This demonstrates how important our oceans and waterways are for healthy populations of all inhabitants.
Fui testigo de un bella expresión de comportamiento de cortejo. Ambos inflaban sus vientres. El macho (a la izquierda) le ofrecía alimento a la hembra (a la derecha) y esta abría sus alas y adoptaba la actitud de un juvenil pidiendo comida.
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I witnessed a beautiful expression of courtship behavior. Both inflated their bellies. The male (left) offered food to the female (right) and it opened its wings and adopted the attitude of a juvenile asking for food.
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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One of the few cherished rocks. Thanks for having always been there for me. Right back at ya', forever. Love you to bits. <3
Love is in the air !!
Good crop ...great to see the behavior !
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We have a fairly large Honey Locust tree in our backyard. Lately, House Sparrows, like the adult female in the picture, have been clinging to the wide tree trunk) like nuthatches and creepers) or hovering midair with wings a-flutter (like hummingbirds). Maybe that is common behavior among House Sparrows, but I've never noticed it before.
Honey Locusts attract all kinds of bugs, like aphids, ants, lacewings, and leafhoppers. I think that is what the sparrows were after. Or, maybe they were after lichens and mosses growing on the tree for use in their nests.They returned day after day, and were joined by half a dozen of their cousins, making quite a spectacle. If only I could have told them to fly up into the tree...they would have had much easier pickings.
I'll be mostly off for a few days (taking my camera), with limited WiFi access but I'll try to check in each day.
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
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied grackle / Cacique candela)
He is singing "this is my territory". On certain occasions the Red- bellied grackles inflate the belly and while looking towards the sky they emit a strong and very long whistle. They always go in a group and this behavior is typical of the leaders or guardians to send the message to other birds that they are very strong and that no one should interfere with any member of the group.
The alpha and the omega. Physicists have been working to develop the "holy grail" therory that mathematically explains the behavior of the universe from the very small - quantum level particles, to the massively large - galaxies, black holes and dark matter. String theory has moved the thinking beyond just the newtonian (large) and quantum (small) prior successes but there are still large gaps in their understanding and mathematical underpinnings have been elusive. Submittal for the October 19, 2020 Macro Monday’s theme of “String”.
Rogue Valley - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Grasslands
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Flycatching
Conservation : Low Concern
"An eye-catching bird with ashy gray and lemon-yellow plumage, the Western Kingbird is a familiar summertime sight in open habitats across western North America. This large flycatcher sallies out to capture flying insects from conspicuous perches on trees or utility lines, flashing a black tail with white edges. Western Kingbirds are aggressive and will scold and chase intruders (including Red-tailed Hawks and American Kestrels) with a snapping bill and flared crimson feathers they normally keep hidden under their gray crowns."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Unbestimmte Fliege mit Tropfen/ unknown fly with drop
Der Grund für dieses Verhalten ist offenbar noch nicht abschließend geklärt: es könnte zur Verdauung beitragen oder zur Regelung der Temperatur.
The reason for this behavior is apparently not yet conclusively clarified: it could contribute to digestion or to regulating the temperature.
www.wissenschaft-aktuell.de/artikel/Coole_Fliegen17710155...
Heute war es zwar nur 10° "warm"... aber sonnig und windstill im Garten - ich habe mehrere Fliegen mit solchen Tropfen fotografiert.