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"Behavior at Nest-leaving.
When the nestlings are ready to fly, the slightest disturbance sends them out of the nest. As one juvenile starts to leave, the impulse apparently spreads rapidly to the others. So quickly do they pop out of the nest, that one has the feeling that the nest has suddenly exploded. There is an incessant medley of juvenal trills. The juveniles fly a little awkwardly and to a lower level when they leave the nest. They scatter in all directions, often alighting in the grass, uttering the trill all the while. The parents immediately become excited, uttering a rapid succession of alarm notes as they dash from one young bird to another in an evident effort to protect them and to get them together. This is quite a task, for the juveniles fly as far as twenty-five yards from the nest tree.
The parents spend from fifteen minutes to half an hour gathering the scattered family in low bushes or in a small tree. In the meantime the young birds try their wings and trill, but the parents are far too busy to feed them. Feeding starts as soon as the brood is in one place. Often three or four young perch along a limb in a fluffy row with feathers interlaced, in the manner of adult roosting birds. The more precocious members of the brood flutter clumsily from one twig to another and seem to find it difficult to maintain a firm foothold and a good balance. Fifteen minutes after nest leaving one juvenile was observed making several attempts to secure insects from the limb on which it was perched. It was very clumsy and almost lost its balance each time. The juveniles of one family interspersed normal location notes with the juvenal trill. Half an hour after nest-leaving the young start following the parents in their search for food, begging with trills as they go. They frequently wipe the bill off on a twig, in the manner of adult birds after feeding. The parents spend almost their entire time searching for food for the young. When an adult approaches a young one, it attempts to put the food into the mouth, but if the juvenile does not take it immediately, the adult passes on to another. In this way a fairly even distribution of food is effected. "
By ALICE BALDWIN ADDICOTT (1938)
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
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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.
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Anhinga's are one of my favorite birds. Their behavior always entertains. From the way they fish, feed their young, land and greet their mate when arriving at the nest. Here's one taken under good light bringing some nesting material home from a nearby tree.
This Ruby-crowned Kinglet pauses for a little bit in it's behavior of finding insects. A little bit of its crown is showing.
Taken 6 May 2021 at the Beluga Wetlands Overlook, Homer, Alaska.
It's Monday, and for many of you, that's not necessarily a fun day. So I thought I would share an image that I hope injects you with a triple dose of happiness ... this triple dose of sweetness.
Like an image with puppy dogs frolicking about, how could this image not put a smile upon your face. :-)
These 3 spring cubs were essentially put on a "stay" order by their mom who went out in search of some dinner for herself and some scraps for her young cubs as well. These 3 cubs are from the same mom, same birth cycle, yet so different in size (and personalities). Nature never stops amazing me!
Quite the thrill for us to see them all lined up like this, being so attentive to where and what their mom is doing. Can't you just see those wheels turning? LOL
Happy Monday everyone!
© Debbie Tubridy Photography
Bizarre behavior - This is new to me, and I could not find information about Grackles mating in water. The Coot’s behavior is also surprising... maybe it’s a male hoping for menajahtwa.
Found growing on our sand dunes.
About this weed
This perennial grass was originally introduced from tropical Africa and the Middle East but is now widespread in disturbed areas on the Swan Coastal Plain and as far north as Geraldton. It was originally used for ornamental purposes and sand binding. Is declared a noxious weed in New South Wales and Queensland. It out competes native plants and increases fuel loads in summer and autumn.
Description
This tufted, perennial appears in spring and actively grows through till the end of summer. Water availability (particularly wetter summers) affects seed production and may favour the spread of seed. Seed set can occur without fertilisation. Seedlings readily establish in wetter years and then become drought tolerant in drier years, allowing it to maintain dominance over other grasses.
Impact on Bushland
Fountain Grass readily out-competes native plants and can alter nutrient cycling and increase fire fuel loads. It has a high phenotypic plasticity – Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism’s behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment (source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotypic_plasticity). It recovers well from defoliation by rapidly reshooting and flowering.
The Osprey was searching the small lake for an easy meal. Even after this attempt the Opsrey circled a few more times and was a repeat visitor over serveral days.
A few days at this time of year can bring a big swing in weather conditions. This photo was taken three days after the image in my previous post, when it was relatively warm (around freezing) and the owl was bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun. No sun on this day and the owl was showered by snow all day long.
The condition of the vole in its beak shows how much pressure it can exert on its prey. Between its talons and the beak, it has no problem dispatching voles, or other rodents.
I mentioned once before how amazing it is to see something in nature that you didn't set out to see. Well, this was one of those stories. Out looking for other wildlife, out of nowhere comes along this lone wolf. It was just so beautiful as it smelled it's way along the tundra. Though I have seen wolf previous to this encounter, I was never on the ground with them at eye level, especially with so few people around. I felt strangely comfortable with its presence. It was a day that left me with tears in my eyes, a great sense of gratitude, and of course, a great big smile. A day that I'll never forget. That's what makes being out in nature so amazing ... it's more that just about us ... so much more.
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Himantopus mexicanus,
In ephemeral ponds after all the winter, early spring rains,
Carrizo Plain,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
This stilt waved its outstretched wings up and down, folded them, then repeated the waving several times. There were a pair of American Avocets nearby and eventually one of them chased the stilt briefly, then the avocets flew off a short ways. Since the displaying quit at that point, we assumed it was a display directed at the avocets. Stilts are known to have distraction displays near nests, so there may be a nest nearby. Or the hormones are such that it's that season and a display might be needed sometime soon.
Today we celebrate International Polar Bear Day ... a day set aside to raise awareness about the conservation status of the polar bear. As many of you know, I had the opportunity to share 5 days with these amazing creatures ... a dream come true ... for a photographer, a lover of nature, and a human who cares about the environment.
To see these magnificent apex mammals traveling along the shore of Barter Island along the Beaufort Sea is a sight that will move, and change, you forever. Their world is changing fast and I fear that change may be expedited ... not just in the reductions of polar ice, but also their habitat in general.
To me, conservation of our natural wildlife and outdoor spaces is of utmost importance. For many like myself, it brings us peace in a world that has become so stressful and unpredictable. If you feel the same, please make your voice be heard ... for these magnificent creatures cannot do that for themselves.
Thanks for stopping by to view. I hope that everyone has a wonderful Monday ... International Polar Bear Day!
© 2015 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
In behavioral terms, the old woman pushing an empty stroller
is not mourning but repeating —
a learned rhythm of movement,
once rewarded by presence,
However,
the truth is that it is most likely rheumatism.
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kentmxre100-
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Bizarre behavior - This is new to me, and I could not find information about Grackles mating in water. The Coot’s behavior is also surprising... maybe it’s a male hoping for menajahtwa.
The female albatross at left (KP163) is at least 18 years old in this photo since she was banded as an adult in 2006. She seems to have lost her long-term monogamous mate (O289); he hasn’t been observed for several seasons. I saw her attending a hatchling in the 2019-20 season, but she has been courting other albatrosses, not nesting, since then. Laysan albatross are not sexually dimorphic, so I’m not sure if the bird at right (O939) is male or female (it was not genetically tested during banding.) It may be a potential suitor looking for an opportunity to establish a bond and mate, or perhaps an empathetic female. It’s difficult not to be anthropomorphic with these birds that display such elaborate, complex behavior.
Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei, Caribbean native accidentally introduced to the US and elsewhere by the importation of ornamental plants. The pattern darkens in response to surroundings, for camouflage. Capable of high population densities, crowds out and preys on other lizards. Gulf Coast native Greens have been mostly relegated to treetops. Supposedly more wary of humans than Greens, but I took this through the kitchen window.
Spent a bunch of time watching rhinoceros auklets last week. Rarely very close, hence the borderline quality of the pictures, but very fun to see.
Most pictures taken in the late afternoon, hence not always so much light, but some taken in the morning.
These are in Puget Sound. At least some of the birds seem to be feeding their chicks on Protection Island (about 2 miles as the auklet flies from where I was watching them). They dive repeatedly for the sand lances they eat, and then store them in their bill to bring back to the nest instead of eating them. And since they only enter their nests under the cover of darkness, this behavior happens during the waning light.
In fact, I don't know if I would have noticed them if I hadn't been looking east near sunset and seen shiny silvery things. Those are the sand lances that the auklets were diving for, and accumulating in their beaks.
Also, if one sees just how much they struggle in any medium other than water (in the air they look they only just barely have retained the ability to fly), you can understand why they feel vulnerable and only want to enter the nest when no one can see!
Cerorhinca monocerata
Port Townsend, WA, USA
Buck Brannaman says "The horse is a mirror to your soul."
This is not my horse.
I won't elaborate. But, I will say this:
It's not his fault...
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the pigeon guillemots sit on the rocks for ages before taking their catch to the juveniles in the nest, I have no idea as to why they do this..
This Mew Gull in breeding plumage (the red eye ring) gives its feathers some careful attention.
Taken 5 June 2021 at Potter Marsh, Alaska.
Maasi Mara, Kenya, Africa
It's easy to believe that hippos can be dangerous when you see those incredibly long, sharp teeth!
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