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Found three Blue Jays lying down on the mulch, if there had been just one I would have thought it was dead or injured. I'm not sure what they were doing. When I approached they flew away.
Graduating student Sebastian Gonzalez in the College Of Behavioral And Social Science (BSS) was honored during their Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2019 in Chico, Calif.
(Jessica Bartlett, University Photographer)
This year we had a problem with one or more desert woodrats (Neotoma lepida, also known as pack rats, go figure) fooling around under the hood of the Jamboree. After the vehicle sat for many months I finally opened the hood and found the engine compartment stuffed with leaves nibbled off a nearby hedge. The leaves were fresh, so the woodrats had been working not long before I discovered him. The entire air intake was stuffed with leaves, I had to dismantle it to clean it out.
After cleaning up as best I could (the steel crossmember in the foreground is still stuffed with leaves, I can't figure out how to get them out), I came back the next day and the intake was once again stuffed with leaves. The woodrat must have worked all night.
I cleaned it up again and moved the vehicle away from the hedge, and that brought me some peace for a while.
So this weekend I opened the hood and found this: the intake was once again stuffed with leaves, but the woodrat had also collected gravel and stuffed the last couple inches of the intake with rocks, and also left some rocks elsewhere under the hood. Boy, that must have been hard work, carrying each rock in his teeth while climbing up into the engine.
I simply can't imagine why he did it. These woodrats are nest-builders, and I have had problems with them using the insulation from under the hoods of my other cars to build nests on top of the intake manifolds. But while the droppings indicate the woodrats spend a lot of time under the hood of the RV, there is no nest.
I watched these two take turns grooming one another for about 20 minutes. I've observed this bonding behavior in monkeys and primates many times, but never in squirrels before. Since they lack the precise thumb-forefinger dexterity to do it like the monkeys and primates, they used only their teeth. They would nibble all over the back of the recipient sort of like eating an ear of corn. Needless to say, the recipient would just sit there very still in a state of obvious bliss.
Has anyone else ever observed this behavior in squirrels before?
Hello everyone,
for those who didn't participated in the bird Survey for NCC this weekend at Nature Kenauk (Outaouais) you all missed a fun week end. Great weather, fun teams, beautiful and interesting habitats, many birds and wildlife were observed and even the insects were on their good behavior.
The 83 birds species seen or heard by my team, Rodger Titman & myself, are below in French.
Joel Coutu
1. Bernache du Canada (S) (5) 2 broods of 9+6
2. Canard branchu (H) (P) (8)
3. Canard noir (H) (2)
4. Canard colvert (H) (P) (3)
5. Fuligule à collier (H) (P) (2)
6. Harle couronné (JE) 1 brood of 6
7. Grand Harle (H) (1)
8. Gélinotte huppée (H) (T) (2)
9. Dindon sauvage (H) (Montebello) (1)
10. Plongeon huard (H) (1)
11. Butor d'Amérique (H) (T) (2)
12. Grand Héron (NO) (35+) (rookery of 27 birds)
13. Urubu à tête rouge (X) (5)
14. Buse à épaulette (H) (1)
15. Petite Buse (H) (2) immatures or 1st year
16. Chevalier solitaire (A) (1)
17. Bécasse d’Amérique (S) (1) (l’entrée du parc)
18. Goéland à bec cerclé (X) (1)
19. Tourterelle triste (S) (1)
20. Grand-duc d’Amérique (S) (1)
21. Chouette rayée (S) (2)
22. Martinet ramoneur (S) (12) (Montebello)
23. Colibri à gorge rubis (H) (4)
24. Pic maculé (S) (4)
25. Pic mineur (S) (2)
26. Pic chevelu (S) (3)
27. Pic flamboyant (S) (9)
28. Grand Pic (S) (2)
29. Moucherolle à côtés olive (S) (3)
30. Pioui de l’Est (S) (4)
31. Moucherolle tchébec (S) (3)
32. Moucherolle phébi (S) (P) (5)
33. Moucherolle des aulnes (S) (3)
34. Tyran huppé (S) (11)
35. Tyran tritri (S) (3)
36. Viréo à tête bleue (s) (1)
37. Viréo à gorge jaune (S) (1)
38. Viréo aux yeux rouges (S) (56)
39. Geai bleu (S) (12)
40. Corneille d'Amérique (S) (3)
41. Grand Corbeau (H) (5)
42. Mésange à tête noire (NO) (8)
43. Sittelle à poitrine rousse (S) (5)
44. Sittelle à poitrine blanche (S) (2)
45. Troglodyte des forêts (S) (1)
46. Grive fauve (S) (20)
47. Grive à dos olive (S) (1)
48. Grive solitaire (S) (4)
49. Merle d'Amérique (S) (18)
50. Étourneau sansonnet (H) (2)
51. Jaseur d'Amérique (S) (14)
52. Paruline à joues grises (S) (1)
53. Paruline à collier (S) (2)
54. Paruline jaune (S) (14)
55. Paruline à flancs marron (S) (A) (22)
56. Paruline à tête cendrée (S) (A) (13)
57. Paruline tigrée (S) (1)
58. Paruline bleue (S) (13)
59. Paruline à croupion jaune (S) (7)
60. Paruline à gorge noire (S) (6)
61. Paruline à gorge orangée (S) (2)
62. Paruline des pins (S) (1)
63. Paruline à couronne rousse (S) (1)
64. Paruline noir et blanc (S) (4)
65. Paruline flamboyante (S) (12)
66. Paruline couronnée (S) (30)
67. Paruline des ruisseaux (S) (6)
68. Paruline triste (S) (A) (3)
69. Paruline masquée (S) (A) (29)
70. Paruline du Canada (S) (A) (7)
71. Piranga écarlate (S) (2)
72. Bruant familier (S) (2)
73. Bruant chanteur (S) (A) (11)
74. Bruant des marais (S) (A) (4)
75. Bruant à gorge blanche (S) (8)
76. Cardinal à poitrine rose (S) (18)
77. Passerin indigo (S) (6)
78. Carouge à épaulettes (S) (7)
79. Sturnelle des prés (H) (1) (Montebello)
80. Quiscale bronzé (S) (14)
81. Roselin pourpré (S) (3)
82. Chardonneret jaune (S) (8)
83. M.Domestique (S) (x) (Montebello)
Graduating students of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) walk in the processional as they are honored during their commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)
The hit American boy band Mindless Behavior finished off their first tour of this country with their final concert before returning to America at Enfield Grammar School, as a guest of the Student Council. The band, a massive success in America, with over a million followers on twitter and a huge fan base on You Tube, were in England on a promotional tour.
As part of our links with the local community we invited both students from St Anne’s and Enfield County to attend. The band performed four hits off their debut album that is presently at number seven in the American Album chart, followed by a question and answer session and autograph signing. Over 400 boys and girls from the schools were chosen by their Heads of Year to see the band as a reward to recognise their excellent efforts and behaviour in the last few months.
Well done to everyone who helped organise this event particularly all Grammar Sixth Form prefects who gave up their time to help stage the event.
(Phototgraphy by Gajeenth Thayalan)
Graduating students of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) were honored during their in-person commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)
To promote forest health and reduce hazardous buildups of brush, branches, and needles that could result in a catastrophic wildfire, the Airport Road South Prescribed Fire was conducted on May 11, 2016, by the BLM Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office. This photo shows low fire consuming needles, brush, and branches, making more room for the Jeffrey pines to grow and reducing the chances of wildfire.
In a typical divided company -- that is, a company that's organized by division -- behaviors tend toward the territorial. Departments and divisions are territory, to be protected and defended, fostering a culture of competition.
In a connected company, collaborative behaviors need to replace this culture of division. New skills are needed. I've been working with Mike Bonifer, author of GameChangers: Improvisation for Business in the Networked World, to create a framework for 21st-century connected work skills.
Anti social behaviors are negative attitudes and behaviors that are often derrived from different forms of media. Photo from www.onviolence.com
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
The hit American boy band Mindless Behavior finished off their first tour of this country with their final concert before returning to America at Enfield Grammar School, as a guest of the Student Council. The band, a massive success in America, with over a million followers on twitter and a huge fan base on You Tube, were in England on a promotional tour.
As part of our links with the local community we invited both students from St Anne’s and Enfield County to attend. The band performed four hits off their debut album that is presently at number seven in the American Album chart, followed by a question and answer session and autograph signing. Over 400 boys and girls from the schools were chosen by their Heads of Year to see the band as a reward to recognise their excellent efforts and behaviour in the last few months.
Well done to everyone who helped organise this event particularly all Grammar Sixth Form prefects who gave up their time to help stage the event.
(Phototgraphy by Gajeenth Thayalan)
I happened upon this Indigo Bunting male who was intent on plucking the pappus from this dandelion and then clutching it with his feet??
Is he feeding his mate? Lining the nest? He was at this for several minutes. I took a series of shots where he would pluck a seed or two and then turn (as here) to place it beneath his foot.
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
I was playing around with the shutter speed and got a number of shots of Banjo in the dog playground near Castro. He and this white dog really demonstrated some dominance behavior. They look like they're having fun.
Interesting behavior. I did not know about this. Tried to find more and here is what I found -
"Every cat has her own grooming ritual, but most begin with licking of the mouth, chin, and whiskers first. That's followed by each shoulder and foreleg. She'll then wash both flanks and hind legs, the genitals, and then her tail from tip to stern.
Kitty uses a dampened forepaw to scrub face, head and ears, and redampens her paw by licking after every few swipes. She'll switch paws depending on which side she's washing.
Next, she'll scratch with rear claws to clean and groom the neck and ears. She nibbles on rear claws to keep them groomed, and both nibbles and claws objects to file front claws into shape."
Okay....completely un-edited! I took the kids to the aquarium today and this is what we saw. It's not usually my style to posts pics such as this but well.....what are my children to think?!??!
Aquarel on102x66cm 360g/m² aquarel paper
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contact : burningmoon@gmx.fr
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kevin Ball, a Behavioral Health Officer with the New Jersey Army National Guard, stands for a portrait at the Atlantic City Convention Center Federal Medical Station, Atlantic City, N.J., April 18, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
The hit American boy band Mindless Behavior finished off their first tour of this country with their final concert before returning to America at Enfield Grammar School, as a guest of the Student Council. The band, a massive success in America, with over a million followers on twitter and a huge fan base on You Tube, were in England on a promotional tour.
As part of our links with the local community we invited both students from St Anne’s and Enfield County to attend. The band performed four hits off their debut album that is presently at number seven in the American Album chart, followed by a question and answer session and autograph signing. Over 400 boys and girls from the schools were chosen by their Heads of Year to see the band as a reward to recognise their excellent efforts and behaviour in the last few months.
Well done to everyone who helped organise this event particularly all Grammar Sixth Form prefects who gave up their time to help stage the event.
(Phototgraphy by Gajeenth Thayalan)