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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.
The Behavioral Sciences Building at the University of Illinois at Chicago - concrete with unexpected staircases.
This image of a viscous battle taking place between two male Ring-necked Pheasants (over a lady) was the very first digital image I made after years of film photography in all formats. That was over 20 years ago
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I detest predatory behavior. I saw this story today, and I had to share it.
The guy on the porch is legally blind. but he ain't no victim.
When someone tried to rob him at his home, he lit into him. When he got him down he dragged his ass to his kitchen and grabbed the telephone and a sharp knife.
While holding down the suspect, he called the 9-1-1 and kept him collared until police arrived.
His wife scrubbed the blood off of him.... It all belonged to the other guy.
The world can never have enough heroes!
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.
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Actually this Owl was not displaying any defensive or aggressive behavior. It had just finished cleaning that foot and was about to place it back on the perch where it stayed very calmly as I walked around the tree. I thought this shot was the most fun of the series.
Northern Hawk Owls are few and far between around here this season. The only other one I have seen was on January 17.
Parkland County, Alberta.
original version without lighthouse signal
The North Sea Canal is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. It ends at Amsterdam in the closed-off IJ Bay, which in turn connects to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal.
A photo of the lighthouse at the beginning of the North Sea Canal. I was waiting for a romantic couple to pass by but the beach was too quiet so I got the idea to run, like a little boy, towards the seagulls and scared them. The seagulls did hover all for this capture, YEAH ;-)
Het Noordzeekanaal is een kanaal in Nederland dat loopt van de stad Amsterdam (het IJ) naar IJmuiden en Velsen Noord aan de andere kant, waar het uiteindelijk uitmondt in de Noordzee. Om de verbinding tussen de Haven van Amsterdam en de Noordzee te verbeteren werd in 1824 het Noordhollandsch Kanaal tussen Amsterdam en Den Helder in gebruik genomen. Dit kanaal voldeet al snel niet meer aan de eisen van het groeiende scheepvaartverkeer. Daarom werd enkele decennia later besloten om via de kortste verbinding tussen Amsterdam en de Noordzee een kanaal te graven. Hierbij werden de duinen nabij Velsen op het smalste deel van Holland ('Holland op zijn Smalst') doorgraven. Er werden sluizen aangelegd die de verbinding vormen tussen het kanaal en de zee.
Ik hoopte eigenlijk dat een romantisch paartje langs zou wandelen bij deze mooie zonsondergang maar helaas het strand was veel te stil. Toen ben ik maar als kleine jongen achter de meeuwen aangerend. Het resultaat zijn de krijsende zeemeeuwen in de lucht. Ik kreeg erbij natte voeten van ;-)
I have a large colony of Great Golden Digger Wasps (Sphex ichneumoneus) and am fascinated watching them each summer as they dig and provision their nests. Although large, they are extremely docile and won't sting unless handled roughly. This one perched on my knee with her catch, a katydid. Eventually, she carried the prey to her nest burrow and eventually took it in, where she'll place one egg on it. Her prey is paralyzed so once the egg "hatches" her larvae will feed on the host. Gruesome, but also kind of cool.
Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) are small, social mammals belonging to the mongoose family, native to the arid grasslands and deserts of Southern Africa. Famous for their cooperative behavior and upright sentry posture, they live in family groups called "mobs".
Appearance
Size: A meerkat's slender body measures 25 to 35 centimeters (10–14 inches) long, with a tail nearly as long. They typically weigh less than one kilogram.
Fur: Their coats are grizzled gray and brown, with faint dark stripes across the back. This coloration helps them camouflage with their sandy environment.
Facial features: They have a pointed snout and dark patches of fur around their eyes, which act like sunglasses to reduce sun glare.
Tail: Their long, thin tail is used for balance when standing on their hind legs.
Claws: Strong, sharp claws on their forefeet are used for digging burrows and foraging for food.
Ears: The ears can be closed to keep dirt out while digging.
Habitat and distribution
Geographic range: Meerkats are found in Southern Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, Angola, and South Africa.
Ecology: They inhabit arid and open areas, such as savannas and grasslands, where they build complex underground burrow systems. These burrows provide shelter from predators and extreme temperatures.
Behaviour
Social structure: Meerkats are highly social, living in mobs of up to 50 individuals, though groups of 10 to 15 are more common. Each mob is often led by a dominant male and female.
Teamwork: A mob works together for survival. Some individuals act as sentries, standing on their hind legs to watch for predators, while others forage or care for the young.
Communication: Meerkats use a complex system of vocalizations to communicate within the group. A sentry will emit different alarm calls depending on the type and urgency of a threat.
Defense: If threatened, a mob may band together, arch their backs, and hiss to intimidate a predator.
Diet
Meerkats are omnivores, though their diet is primarily insectivorous.
They forage for food by digging in the sand using their powerful claws and keen sense of smell.
Their diet mainly includes insects, such as beetles, grubs, and termites, but they also eat spiders, scorpions, small reptiles, eggs, and occasionally plant matter like tubers.
Meerkats are notably immune to the venom of certain scorpions.
Conservation status
Least Concern: Meerkats are classified as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), meaning their population is not currently at risk of extinction.
Threats: While stable, populations can be affected by factors like habitat destruction and environmental changes.
Misrepresentation: Media portrayals as friendly animals have fueled an illegal pet trade, which is harmful to the species. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and others strongly advise against keeping them as pets.
As there was somewhat of a small breeze, the Killdeer raised it's wings and allowed the air to dry the rest of it's body off. These are quite the amazing little birds, I have watched and noted several behaviors which are quite astounding. Nature never ceases to amaze me!
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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I had a slight mental breakdown yesterday. I think it was a mixture of stress from finals and a feeling of photographic inadequacy. I keep seeing the amazing photos others are creating and the success they are having and feeling like mine will never be as good. I kept looking back at all my photos and found that most of the ones I was most proud of were from months ago or were followed by ones that I really don’t care for. I started having a personal identity crisis and just wanted to crawl into a hole and hibernate until I was ready to face the world. I eventually decided that what I really needed was to go out and lose myself in the forest. I ended up going to a completely different area of the forest and just wandering about and ended up finding an amazing area that I plan on shooting in a lot. It was exactly what I needed. I eventually got out of my funk and realized that I was the only one creating my problems and was the only one who could fix them. If I want to get better I need to put in more effort. It’s as simple as that. So today while editing this I made myself become a perfectionist, working every detail until I got it how I wanted it. And then my computer shut off for no reason at all, of course on the one day that I wasn’t saving every so often. I wanted to rage/cry. But instead I just turned it back on and started all over again. I got this.
Also on a separate note, a lot of you are commenting on how cold I must have been. Well surprisingly it hasn’t actually been that cold. It’s usually been around only 32ºF, yesterday even getting up to 37! This is like October weather for Montana. Usually by now we could easily be having wind chill down to -20ºF or colder!
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Hennepin County, MN 03/17/21
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
One of two images of a groundhog I met on the Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA on May 26, 2022. Although he turned around several times to seemingly glare at me, he never chose to leave the trail & just continued to run along ahead of me!
This species is common up here year round, and very appreciative of the food supplied during harsh winter months. There are four recognized color morphs of this bird, and I suspect they mix it up to complicate things even more for us birders! This one is Gray-headed. In North America, a second Junco species is found mainly in our neighboring state of AZ: the Yellow-eyed Junco. Both Juncos are considered to be members of the Sparrow family.
IMG_3956; Dark-eyed Junco
Recurvirostra americana & Himantopus mexicanus.
In ephereral ponds on flooded alkali sink after all the winter & early spring rains,
Carrizo Plain,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
The stilt had been making some displays with the avocets nearby and at this point the avocet chased briefly. The avocet pair flew off shortly after. It is possible both species could be in the process of nesting nearby.
Good morning folks, the reason I'm posting this image is because I've never seen this kind of fish before here, besides it's nice to see the behavioral habits of species in the wild.
I watched him for quite some time and finally he came through for me. Thamk you as always for stopping by, and have a wonderful day.
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Camera : Canon EOS 7D
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