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I think Al and Callie are a good example of behavior of "The People," as we call our animal family here. SO sweet to have them on the couch with us, and for the most part, they all come and go and get along so well! Callie is one of our most skittish scaredy cats, but she tolerates young Al quite a bit, as you can see!
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This Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) was holding on to and swimming with the carcass of this Horn Shark; Both Alice and I got shots--the only photographers there. Mike Harris, local Sea Otter Biologist with California Fish and Wildlife arrived after the otter had gone. We sent Mike photos as well as Gena Bentall, Director/Senior Scientist with Sea Otter Savvy in Watsonville CA; According to Gena, its rare for California sea otters to feed on fish, but relatively common in Alaska and Russia; I did see, through binoculars, the otter nibble on areas of the shark's face; Mike thought it was a female otter; I'm glad I was "camera ready" for this natural history moment. Sony a9; Sony 200-600mm lens at 200mm; 1/1600 sec; f/7.1; ISO 4000; Gitzo tripod; Topaz AI Sharpen and De Noise;
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Captured this Welcome Swallow during a visit to the Hunter Wetlands Center (Shortland, NSW; Australia) today with long time friend and fellow flickr photographer Joe Micallef.
Maybe they are readying for the nesting season?
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It was a behavior I had not seen before. This snowy egret would fly around the small pond and drag its feet along the surface as it flew. Every once in a while, it would dart its head into the water attempting to grab a small fish. In this occasion, it came up empty. Oh well, time to try again! Taken at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve.
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Timing in photography can make a huge difference in the appeal or action captured.
I was fortunate to capture this ducks behavior at the right time as it seemed to be responding in a less than friendly manner to the other duck nearby! - I love the other duck's indifference to the verbal attack too!!! :-)
I'm sure we could relate to this kind of behavior and probably substitute the ducks for people!! :-)
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Photographed near Lake Ndutu, Tanzania
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Very late in the afternoon, I was photographing this male Lion that seemed to be having difficulty staying awake when it began it's characteristic, low frequency roar. I was able to switch to video to capture the very end of its behavior. Unforgettable memory of what would not be a pleasant sound to hear if you happened to be on foot in the bush...especially at night.
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I'm guessing that this bird is a juvenile male due to the spotting pattern under its chin, the aggressive territorial behavior, and the darker features than the obvious young females. Fun to watch!
YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE. Icterus mesomelas. One Yellow-tailed Oriole male is diving from a wire toward a second male perched on a banana leaf at 10:54 AM on Oct. 13, 2014 at the edge of a wooded slope in Mindo, Ecuador at 10:55 AM on October 13, 2014.
These two male Yellow-tailed Orioles have been displaying agonistic (aggressive) behavior to each other in the presence of a female. This behavior has consisted of visual displays accompanied by acoustic signals. These behaviors were observed continuously over a period of 30 minutes and may have been of a longer duration both before they moved close to me and after they moved off into a steep, inaccessible wooded area. The behaviors consisted solely of visual and acoustic displays; physical combat was not observed. The two males were observed in close proximity on wires and they also displayed on the leaves of a banana plant below the wires. During much of this period of male displays, the female remained a medium distance away although at a later stage all three birds were briefly observed in close proximity.
The Yellow-tailed Oriole has a very extensive geographical distribution in the Neotropics and occurs from southeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, Ecuador and northwestern Perú.
The Yellow-tailed Oriole is a member of the avian family Icteridae and bears the local common name Chiroca in Ecuador.
Un macho del Bolsero Coliamarillo Icterus mesomelas está bajando en picado de un alambre hacia otro macho posado en una hoja de banana en Mindo, Ecuador a las 10:55 de la mañana el 13 de octubre de 2014. Los dos machos estaban haciendo despliegues agonísticos por media hora o más.
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A conspicuously long-legged, long-necked wader of coastal regions, more tied to salt water than any of our other herons or egrets. Often draws attention by its feeding behavior: running through shallows with long strides, staggering sideways, leaping in air, raising one or both wings, and abruptly stabbing at fish. Also notable for its two color morphs. Reddish Egrets are either dark or white for life, beginning with the downy stage in the nest. Mated pairs may be of the same or different color morphs, and broods of young may include either or both morphs. Over most of range, dark birds are far more numerous.
Seen at Merritt Island.
This bear climbed a sequoia and proceeded to rip and tear at the bark for awhile. His (or her) bracing technique with the hind legs is evident! Maybe going after a birds nest? Maybe insects? No food was clearly seen. This image is grainy and imperfect but the behavior seemed interesting and worth recording and posting.
Crescent Meadow loop trail, Sequoia National Park, California.
June 15, 2021
This group of young squirrels have played and posed for me for a few days in a row barely noticing that I am near. Near Aspendell, California in the Eastern Sierra.
A short eared owl scans the fields looking for something.
There is something about the way his body curves under those feathers that is interesting here. I don't think I have seen an owl shaped like that before.
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Common Redstart...chirping, singing, calling at a pitch far louder than one would expect considering it's size.
Most bumblebees are social insects, forming a colony with one queen; female bumblebees can sting repeatedly – and have aposematic (warning) coloration like contrasting bands of color – but in general ignore humans and other animals
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Goldenrod and Bumblebee – 2020OCT03 – Charlotte, NC
My goldenrod in bloom!
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There were lots of White-Crowned Sparrows on the WSU campus today. This particular sparrow, and I believe it probably was a female based on behavior, was just sitting on a branch making chirping noises. Another one flew into the tree and it suddenly changed its posture and started fluttering its wings, bill open, like it was begging. Then both the sparrows flew into the bushes below (they did get a room), so I did not see what ensued.
Dust bathing (also called sand bathing) is an animal behavior characterized by rolling or moving around in dust, dry earth or sand, with the likely purpose of removing parasites from skin. Dust bathing is a maintenance behavior performed by a wide range of mammalian and avian species. For some animals, dust baths are necessary to maintain healthy skin, similar to bathing in water or wallowing in mud. In some mammals, dust bathing may be a way of transmitting chemical signals (or pheromones) to the ground which marks an individual's territory.
Elephants often bathes in water, mud or dust. When bathing and dusting, these elephants gather water or sand in their trunks and then spray it out over their backs. When this is done with water, it is to help them cool down in the hot African weather. Other times when they dust and roll around in the mud, it is done not only to help cool down but also protect the skin from insects and parasites. Once the mud and dust is dry, the elephants begin scraping it off and in the process any parasites on the elephant are removed.
This huge bull Elephant (Loxoddonta africana) was photographed on a game drive in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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So, this year we made several trips down to the Everglades. There, you never know what you're going to get ... weather encountered, bird variety, behaviors observed, or the presence of other wildlife. The one thing that I can almost always count on are the osprey (and the mosquitoes).
I have always been infatuated by osprey ... even before I started taking images of them. I remember what a thrill it was to see one fly by. Way back then, they weren't as common, probably due to the same reasons that the eagles were so scarce in numbers. When I began photographing them, I remember being some floored by the fact that they always seemed to be looking at the lens of the camera ... even when I didn't think they were.
So, when in the Everglades NP, there are many opportunities to photograph the osprey. On this particular day, it was a bit gloomy and had been lightly raining, but in Florida, the rain generally doesn't last long and before we knew it, the rain had ceased and the sun was trying to break through. At one of the many osprey nests, we noticed a rainbow beginning to emerge and waited to see how it would develop. Of course, I had to run out and position myself to shoot wide, which is something I challenge myself with, since it feels very unnatural to me. There it was, the rainbow looming large over the osprey nest ... with both osprey in attendance.
To many, the sighting of a rainbow is a lucky sign ... I think that for them it's a sign of good things to come.
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Just having a little fun focusing on details and moving around sections of Remedios Varo's painting Memesis.
It's interesting to watch birds preen. Here a hooded merganser drake is grooming his feathers, oiling them up a little for waterproofing and providing care. They use their beak and feet like most birds to perform this activity.
Taken 6 February 2017 at Lake Artemesia in College Park, Maryland.
Ignoring the warning of a lowered gate and flashing lights at a grade crossing, a daring young bicyclist cuts across the path of a westbound Norfolk Southern freight train in Whiting, Indiana.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/320s
This adult Jay reveals the white forehead marking that identifies it as belonging to the interior population of this species. West coast populations and juvenile birds do not have these marks. This species is a regular forested mountain dweller in NM. This guy was cautiously surveying the ground where I had scattered some seed... they are extremely wary up here... totally unlike those in the nearby Sandia Mountains picnic areas.
IMG_3883; Steller's Jay
From time to time I have someone ask me what the "rut" is. The fall whitetail rut is one of the most exciting and active times of the year for deer hunters, wildlife enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the behavior of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The rut is essentially the deer breeding season, and it involves a series of behavioral changes and physical interactions between bucks and does, driven by hormonal shifts. It's an effective method to support the species, but there is not a lot of romance involved. Our beautiful world, pass it on.