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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
Not sure what caused this little dispute. Don't believe it was a fish fight. Interesting to watch and photograph these two.
Cormorants can be aggressive and exhibit aggressive behaviors such as rearing back and striking with their hooked beak, lunging with an open bill, and locking beaks with opponents.
I don't know enough to understand why this Coyote stopped to take a bite of this twig, but I do appreciate the display of teeth. Much to respect and keep a safe distance from this preditor.
A Common Moorhen on the bayou is uncommon enough, but to see one flying instead of skulking in the reeds is downright rare.
Behavior I have not witnessed before between Cedar Waxwings - one bird feeding another. In my yard in NE Oklahoma.
I've been acting out of impulse lately when it comes to photography. I've been so busy with projects lately that there is very little time available for creative shoots. Photography lately falls into very short bursts, as in discovering interesting scenes while out walking the dog. Or during the approach of storms. Every once in a while I'll simply stop somewhere to take photos. But it always seems spontaneous rather than planned. And maybe it's better that way. Where it becomes an issue for me is when too many days or weeks pass in between photos that excite me. It's makes for an uncomfortable blend of insecurity and self doubt. Have I finally burned out for good or is this just a creative lull? I always reassure myself that all I need to do is get back out there. Get into situations that (in the past anyway) have yielded photographic success (real or imagined; the distinction is often fuzzy). There's also the strong desire to contribute to the chaos. Goes back to the insecurity thing. Anyway spontaneity is where I'm at these days, rightly or wrongly. Which takes us to this image. Simply stated, in a wild burst of imagination, I held a doll aloft to the sky just as a storm rolled in. I was actually out in the parking lot closing the windows in my car ahead of torrential rain. I spotted the doll (yes, my hatchback is full of them), and just ran with the concept. I have always loved the thought of posing dolls as real people, and of extracting the doll from its normal context. So here we are, a public display of my increasingly irrational mindset. There was a point in my life where I might have exercised more discretion handling dolls, or to some degree operas being embarrassed by showing creativity. Whatever social constraints throttled such behavior in the past seem to have slipped away. I've reached a point in life (more precisely an age) where I just don't care as much. And so this is where I am now. A vacant looking doll hangs in midair, as if at the apogee of an exuberant trampoline bounce, coincidentally just as a storm approaches. There's no greater meaning here, let alone purpose. And I'm fine with that.
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Biting the wing that feeds you. After a feeding and preening, an adult manu o Kū prepares to depart the nest for another fishing trip, seemingly to the reluctance of the downy chick. I love their oddly bulbous shiny eyes. The manu o Kū, or white tern, is an arboreal nesting seabird that thrives in urban Honolulu. Adults fish up to 120 miles offshore and return with fresh provisions rather than devouring then regurgitating a meal for their chick. This avian behavior was known to Polynesian voyagers and other seafarers. A landmass that may be out of view over the horizon could be located by following these birds conveying their catch back to their nestling.
I watched two bumblebees for a long time as they hovered and interacted in an interesting display. One would appear to slow its wingbeats down where I could see them moving in seemingly slow motion.
what will we do for a photograph.....and I don't even smoke, I have to tell you my lips burnt for this shot!
King Cormorants engaged in courtship behavior. These birds entwine their necks and bob and weave like in a snake dance.
India, Kerala, Nelliampathi, Wanderoo or Lion-tailed macaque.
…just his kind of macho behavior, or really being angry,
…I decided rather to move on, instead of finding out.
📍….sometimes it is helpful to know someone who knows someone who is friends with a ranger & who is responsible for monitoring the endangered Lion-tailed Macaque...thanks Sania...🙏
So we were able to observe & photograph them in their natural habitat with the necessary distance to the animals & without tourist hype.
There is rarely & only in the company of a ranger individually or with maximal a handful of observers, feeding is absolutely forbidden, after about 2 hours the fun is over & we have to leave, so the monkeys don't get used to people & change their instinctive behaviour.
It is a zestful thing to observe the Wanderoo in the Forest Reserve of Nelliampathi, approximately 70 km straight line between the forest reserve & Kochi on the coast.
Lion-tailed macaques are omnivorous but their diets consists mainly of fruits, but also eat a wide variety of vegetation such as leaves, stems, flowers, buds fungi, occasionally insects, lizards, tree frogs & small mammals are part of their diet.
The Wanderoo monkeys live exclusively in southwestern India in the southern regions of the mountain range Western Ghats. They are diurnal rainforest dwellers & good climbers, spending most of their lives in the trees. In contrast to other macaque species, they avoid human contact & do not colonize plantations.
In their group behaviour they are similar to the other macaques: they live in groups of mostly ten to twenty animals, which are made up of a few males & many females.
There is a distinct hierarchy within the groups. Wanderoos are territorial animals, they initially defend their territory with loud screams against other groups. If this doesn't help, aggressive fights can also occur.
📌….In 2003 a report stated 3000–3500 of these animals live scattered over several areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka. The lion-tailed macaque ranks among the rarest & most endangered primates. Their range has become increasingly isolated & fragmented by the spread of agriculture, tea, coffee, teak wood & cinchona trees, construction of water reservoirs for watering & power generation & human settlements to support such activities. They do not live, feed or travel through plantations, destruction of their habitat & their avoidance of human proximity have led to the drastic decrease of their population.
📌….however, there is hope, actually are about 32 zoos worldwide that have this species in their zoo & participate in a common breeding program.
There are 5 zoos in Germany, 4 in China & 2 in the USA - San Diego, Birmingham, 1 in Canada, 2 Russia, the rest are spread out in zoos in Europe & a few other countries around the world....except India.
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Happened and was over so fast! Even did the beak bump! Wish I had been ready, I don't often see this ritual. Love mating season!
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Carrion
Nesting : Cliff
Behavior : Soaring
Convervation : Low Concern
"If you’ve gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance– perhaps an eagle or osprey. But if it's soaring with its wings raised in a V and making wobbly circles, it's likely a Turkey Vulture. These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are a consummate scavenger, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time, and never mussing a feather on their bald heads".
- Cornell Unversity Lab of Ornithology
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(Photo Note: CA. Sea Lions are extremely creative at finding unusual places to rest and warm up from the cold water. California Sea Lions are very social animals, and groups often rest closely packed together.)
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At The Marine Mammal Center
"California sea lions are our most common patients at The Marine Mammal Center. In 2009, we admitted over 1700 animals. Nearly 1400 of these were California sea lions. The most common reasons California sea lions are rescued include: malnutrition, domoic acid toxicosis, leptospirosis, cancer, pneumonia, entanglement in debris or fishing gear, gunshots, and other wounds. In 2009, many of the sea lions that stranded were malnourished yearlings. Animals can become severely underweight from maternal separation, disease, lack of food sources, effects of El Niño and other environmental factors. In 1998, the Center diagnosed the first case of domoic acid toxicosis in marine mammals; a condition caused by harmful algal blooms that causes the animals to have seizures. Although the Center has conducted extensive studies to better understand this disease, hundreds of sea lions are affected annually." (Source: Marine Mammal Center 2015: www.marinemammalcenter.org/)
Behavior:
California sea lions are very social animals, and groups often rest closely packed together at favored haul-out sites on land or float together on the ocean's surface in "rafts." They are sometimes seen "porpoising," or jumping out of the water, presumably to speed up their swimming. Sea lions have also been seen "surfing" breaking waves. California sea lions are opportunistic eaters, feeding on squid, octopus, herring, rockfish, mackerel, and small sharks. In turn, sea lions are preyed upon by Orcas (killer whales) and great white sharks.
Backyard gray squirrel hoping some kind human (me) will give him a nice treat of nuts. Backyard wildlife.
This was taken during a time when the oropendulas were active in their courtship behavior. It was so amazing to see. They would fly to a branch and very quickly almost turn upside down making a special call to it;s mate. I so wish I could play the call for you as it incredible to hear an experience.
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This was one of the behaviors that I was interested in seeing along with transitioning to solid foods and I was happy to be able to see both!
I observed some interesting animal behavior today. Mrs Jedi had just wiped down some pictures and was walking by Happy with this picture of Shadow. Happy started making his Happy sounds and kissy noises. We put the picture down on the table with Happy. My camera was close by and I managed to capture these images as he gave the picture another big kiss and kept saying "hi". Is it really possible this bird recognized this picture of his departed friend and had something nice to say to him?
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Although they are not the ideal birds to have hanging around during the nesting season, it is still interesting to watch the behavior of Brown-headed Cowbirds. This group of 5 males were following one female around, singing and doing their wing-flare displays in an attempt to 1) impress her, and 2) intimidate each other. Didn't seem to work on any front... Andover, NJ