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This was not digitally altered. All these owls were in this position.
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This bird is clearly a Rufous based on the back overall coloring and rufous supercilium. The sex determination is more uncertain... it appears to be a very young bird.The gorget area spotting is slightly broader than I would expect for a female. The sex ID call can still be pretty pretty iffy for these juvenile Rufous Hummers!
IMG_4813; Rufous Hummingbird
I have had the good fortune to study the behavior of two bold jumping spiders for a little over four months. The one in this photo was found under a leftover autumn haystack on my porch at the end of December. I was concerned that the poor spider would freeze because the weather was predicted to be sub-zero, so I placed it in a clear, observation box. I decided to nickname "her" Eve, due to finding her on New Year's Eve and given the size, I believed that it was a female.
I have had her just over four months now. She has undergone one molt to date and is regularly fed other spiders or small insects that I find.
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This parent-to-be sat on top of two little eggs throughout Saturday's snowstorm. And some people think animals don't have a soul! (Don't even get me started on the squirrel in my backyard that goes down the birdfeeder pole like a stripper...)
Despite the kinda "odd" name, the Odd Fellows seem like a pretty decent fraternal organization.
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Three shot series. I watched this grebe for about 40 minutes as she diligently caught fish after fish and made sure both chicks were fed.
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This is what happens when I can't think of a concept for an entire week. SOZZ. "Patterns" as a theme was the hardest one yet, I think.
Insect Behavior authors, Bob and Jan Matthews.
I was contacted some time back by Jan Matthews, asking me if my dung beetle photo could be used for a collegate text book she and her husband were authoring.
I was thrilled that I had such a great photo of a dung beetle with a dung ball,
and the bonus of the fly landing on it... truly a great (day before my) birthday present for me.
I gave permission and sent the original photo, happy to share my treasure.
Jan Matthews contacted me via email to let me know the photo was used and that she would be sending me a copy of the book.
I really dig insects and have always marveled at their behavior and certainly will enjoy this book.
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I came across this male Spider while scouting for interesting subjects to photograph near my home.
The male seemed restless. He was scouring the plant as if he was searching for something.
While I was trying to photograph him, in the right side of the viewfinder appeared the reason behind his restlessness.
It was a female! Upon seeing her the male's restlessness doubled. He tried to approach her in a calculated manner,
but she quickly entered a partially complete silk nest on the same leaf.
Inside the nest I could see her inspecting it in every corner. Then in a hurried fashion she started building her nest. I could see her shaking and wriggling her abdomen and sticking strands of silks from one end of the nest to the other.
Strand after strand, in every possible direction.
The almost transparent nest had slowly turned into an opaque misty white shelter in a couple of hours!!
All the while the male was either strolling in the vicinity or just stood beside the nest as if he was guarding her.
The harsh Sun or the heavy rain couldn't deter him from his duty :-D
Occasionally when he would try entering the silken shelter, the female would rush towards him aggressively, bearing her fangs. She was merciless and gave him jab after jab and she would push him out of the shelter. He had lost 2 front legs which could be easily attributed to the female's aggression.
The male's intent was to mate which was evident from his behavior. But I couldn't explain the female's aggressiveness toward him.
He would go back to his guard duty as seen in the picture only to try approaching her again after some time.
The female was relentless, she would jab and push the male out with all her might.On several occasions I could see her biting down very hard on the male's Chelicera. but it didn't seem to bother him very much. He would just hesitantly back off and assume his guard duty.
The next day I could see the male in the exact same position. The female was safely inside the thick shelter which was covered from all sides. She was barely visible through the silk. I could tell she was ready to molt.
Perhaps she would allow the male to mate after she has molted?
One whole day passed and nothing happened. I couldn't follow the drama the next day as I had to return to Bangalore. :-(
This photo and the one that follows form a set. The first photo shows (center left) a nest the little fuzz-ball of a wren has built high above the street. Carolina Wrens like to build nests in all sorts of man-made objects from hubcaps to cardboard boxes to watering cans to this, a tangle of electrical and telephonic wires under a big aluminum drum.
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H.tridentata coming back to its future nest, primary hole by Pemphredon is visible.
Pemphredon lethifer (Crabronidae) and Hoplitis tridentata (Megachilidae) are both stem nester. When H.tridentata emerge P.lethifer has already drilled its nest (here in Sambucus dry stem).
H.tridendata appropiate Pemphredon nest, enlarging to its needs, while Pemphredon try to drive him out, but size difference is too big.
So close were they to her, kissing sweet at first, frantically later, that she would almost feel she was part of the scene more than she would have ever wanted...
What would you scream in your mind.... "Get a room!" or "Good for you!"?
Subway car. A Line
New York City
Taken with a 3Gs iPhone and processed with Camera+ app and CameraBag app (Mono)
Die Zebras sind durch ihr äußeres Erscheinungsbild, vor allem durch die charakteristischen Streifen, definiert und bilden kein eigenes Taxon (eine systematisch benannte Gruppe). Das wird auch dadurch deutlich, dass eine Unterart des Steppenzebras, das ausgestorbene Quagga, nur Streifen am Hals hatte und einige andere Pferdearten auch Ansätze von Streifung an den Beinen zeigen.
Zebras erreichen eine Kopfrumpflänge von 210 bis 300 Zentimetern, der Schwanz wird 40 bis 60 Zentimeter lang und die Schulterhöhe beträgt 110 bis 160 Zentimeter. Das Gewicht variiert zwischen 180 und 450 Kilogramm. Das Grevyzebra ist das größte Zebra und die größte wildlebende Pferdeart. Sie sind durch ihre typische Streifenzeichnung charakterisiert, unterscheiden sich aber deutlich in ihrem Äußeren.
Für die Entwicklung der Streifen gibt es mehrere Erklärungsversuche. Zum einen wird vermutet, sie können im hohen Gras oder bei heißer, flimmernder Luft als Tarnung wirken. Es ist auch denkbar, dass durch die Streifenzeichnung die Umrisse der einzelnen Tiere nicht mehr erkennbar sind. Da Zebras in Herden leben, könnte es dadurch für Räuber erschwert werden, sich ein einzelnes Beutetier herauszusuchen. Einer weiteren Theorie zufolge bildeten sich die Streifen zur Tarnung vor Tsetsefliegen. Diese Insekten, die die gefährliche Schlafkrankheit übertragen, könnten mit ihren Facettenaugen die Tiere nicht mehr wahrnehmen. Wieder andere Vermutungen besagen, die Streifen dienen der Thermoregulation oder der Identifizierung der einzelnen Tiere untereinander und so dem Gruppenzusammenhalt. Es ist auch eine Kombination mehrerer Gründe denkbar.
Ursprünglich waren die Zebras in ganz Afrika verbreitet. In Nordafrika sind sie jedoch schon in antiker Zeit ausgerottet worden.
Am weitesten verbreitet ist heute das Steppenzebra, das vom südlichen Sudan und Äthiopien bis Südafrika verbreitet ist. Das Grevyzebras bewohnt ein kleines Gebiet in Ostafrika (Kenia, Äthiopien und Somalia). Das Bergzebra bewohnt das südwestliche Afrika vom südlichen Angola bis Südafrika. Das Grevyzebra bevorzugt trockene Halbwüsten, das Bergzebra ist auch an Gebirgsregionen angepasst und kommt bis in 2000 Meter Seehöhe vor. Das Steppenzebra lebt in verschiedenen Habitaten wie Grasländern und offenen Wäldern.
Das Sozialverhalten ist unterschiedlich. Beim Grevyzebra etablieren die männlichen Tiere Paarungsterritorien, die über 10 Quadratkilometer groß sein können – eine der größten bekannten Reviergrößen aller Pflanzenfresser. Obwohl sich manchmal Tiere zu Verbänden zusammenfinden, gibt es bei diesen Arten keine dauerhaften Beziehungen zwischen erwachsenen Tieren. Beim Berg- und beim Steppenzebra begleiten die Hengste überwachend eine stutengeführte Herde. In diesem Fall kann es auch zur Bildung größerer Herden mit etablierter Rangordnung kommen.
Zebras sind wie alle Pferde Pflanzenfresser, die vorwiegend Gräser zu sich nehmen.
Zebras are African equids best known for their distinctive white and black stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals and can be seen in small harems to large herds. Zebras are generally 2.3 m (8ft) long, stand 1.25-1.5 m (4-5ft) at the shoulder, and weigh around 300 kg (660 lbs), although some can grow to more than 410 kg (900 lbs). In addition to their stripes, zebras have erect, mohawk-like manes. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and donkeys, zebras have never been truly domesticated.
There are three species of zebra: the Plains Zebra, Grevy's Zebra and the Mountain Zebra. The Plains zebra and the Mountain Zebra belong to the subgenus Hippotigris, but Grevy's zebra is the sole species of subgenus Dolichohippus. The latter resembles an ass while the former two are more horse-like. Nevertheless, DNA and molecular data show that zebras do indeed have monophyletic origins. All three belong to the genus Equus along with other living equids. In certain regions of Kenya, Plains zebras and Grevy's zebras coexist.
The unique stripes and behaviors of zebras make these among the most familiar animals to people. They can be found in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains and coastal hills. However, various anthropogenic factors have severely impacted zebra populations, in particular hunting for skins and habitat destruction. Grevy's zebra and the Mountain zebra are endangered. While Plains zebras are much more plentiful, one subspecies, the quagga, went extinct in the late nineteenth century.
The name "zebra" comes from the Old Portuguese word zevra which means "wild ass". The pronunciation is /ˈzɛbrə/ ZEB-rə internationally, or /ˈziːbrə/ ZEE-brə in North America.
Zebras were the second lineage to diverge from the earliest proto-horses, after the asses, around 4 million years ago. Grevy's zebra is believed to have been the first zebra species to emerge. Fossils of an ancient equid were discovered in the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Hagerman, Idaho. It was named the Hagerman horse with a scientific name of Equus simplicidens. It is believed to have been similar to the Grevy's zebra.[1] The animals had stocky zebra-like bodies and short, narrow, donkey-like skulls.[2] Grevy's zebra also has a donkey-like skull. The Hagerman horse is also called the American zebra or Hagerman zebra.
The Plains Zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli) is the most common, and has or had about twelve subspecies distributed across much of southern and eastern Africa. It, or particular subspecies of it, have also been known as the Common Zebra, the Dauw, Burchell's Zebra (actually the subspecies Equus quagga burchellii), Chapman's Zebra, Wahlberg's Zebra, Selous' Zebra, Grant's Zebra, Boehm's Zebra and the Quagga (another extinct subspecies, Equus quagga quagga).
The Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) of southwest Africa tends to have a sleek coat with a white belly and narrower stripes than the Plains Zebra. It has two subspecies and is classified as vulnerable.
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest type, with a long, narrow head making it appear rather mule-like. It is an inhabitant of the semi-arid grasslands of Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Grevy's Zebra is the rarest species of zebra around today, and is classified as endangered.
Although zebra species may have overlapping ranges, they do not interbreed. This held true even when the Quagga and Burchell's race of Plains Zebra shared the same area. In captivity, Plains Zebras have been crossed with Mountain zebras. The hybrid foals lacked a dewlap and resembled the Plains Zebra apart from their larger ears and their hindquarters pattern. Attempts to breed a Grevy's zebra stallion to Mountain Zebra mares resulted in a high rate of miscarriage. In captivity, crosses between zebras and other (non-zebra) equines have produced several distinct hybrids, including the zebroid, zeedonk, zony, and zorse.
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Pop was appalled by the girl's language and behavior! He tried to break them up but he was totally out of his league!
I believe this is a Northern Short-tailed Shrew and I have no idea what it is doing with the "wiggling" abdomen?
"An abstraction is one thing that represents several real things equally well."
– Edsger W. Dijkstra
"Without an understanding of causality there can be no theory of communication. What passes as information theory today is not communication at all, but merely transportation."
– Marshall McLuhan (1988) "Laws of Media: The New Science".
"General systems theory is a series of related definitions, assumptions, and postulates about all levels of systems from atomic particles through atoms, molecules, crystals, viruses, cells, organs, individuals, small groups, societies, planets, solar systems, and galaxies. General behavior systems theory is a subcategory of such theory, dealing with living systems, extending roughly from viruses through societies. A significant fact about living things is that they are open systems, with important inputs and outputs. Laws which apply to them differ from those applying to relatively closed systems."
– James Grier Miller, "General behavior systems theory and summary" (1956), Journal of Counseling Psychology 3 (2) 120-124.
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Mannen en de afmeting van gevangen vissen: Het typische trofee-gedrag is waarschijnlijk nog een overblijfsel uit de oertijd, toen de man nog jager/verzamelaar was.
De vis op het droge denkt er zo 't zijne van.
Men and the size of the fish they caught: This typical 'trophy behavior' of men is probably a relic from primative times, when he was still a collector / hunter.
The fish out of water has its own thoughts on this.
Les hommes et les tailles des poissons capturés: le 'comportement de trophées' de l'homme est probablement un vestige de début de l'histoire, quand il était un collectionneur / chasseur ..
Le poisson 'hors de l'eau' a ses propres pensées à ce sujet.
Katwijk aan Zee (NL) - 26 oktober 2013 / October 26, 2013
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This digital photomontage features Sky, an adventurer and content creator who climbs the rugged cliffs of Karoulia on Mount Athos—an area historically inhabited by hermit monks since the 8th century. The caves were sacred spaces of solitude, inhabited by ascetics who traded handcrafted items for meager supplies and relied on collected rainwater for survival.
In this fictional narrative, Sky defies Mount Athos’s gender ban and squeezes herself into one of these remote caves, hoping to document her journey for social media. Inside, she finds the skeletal remains of a monk and ancient pottery. Though unaware of the legal consequences of disturbing such sites, her intent is not theft, but exposure—a digital relic-hunt that toes the line between curiosity and transgression. This piece explores the ethical tension between cultural preservation and the modern urge to document, conquer, and share. Image Sources: cave-4971298-zashern-Pix; Mycenaean_stirrup_vase_Louvre_AO19201; antique-ancient-roman-greek-amphora-pointed-end-ceramic-vase_233149_pic3_size1; terracotta-metmuseum; Vase-BlackBasalt-Wedgwood-BMA; skull_4_by_phoenixrisingstock_ddrodgx; Orestes Magic; SS Light Beams;